Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504 adam.c.proffitt@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612 http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam C. Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor
Division of the Budget
February 25, 2025
The Honorable Mike Thompson, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 144-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Thompson:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 258 by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 258 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 258 would revise the crime of false representation of an election official to include
representing oneself as an election official by using any official seal or other insignia of the
Secretary of State or any county election office. The bill also removes the language “engaging in
conduct that gives the appearance of being an election official.”
The Secretary of State would use existing resources to provide training and update manuals
for county election officials; update the agency’s website; update public documents and
information; and work with media, political parties, candidates, law enforcement officials, and the
public to ensure knowledge of the changes in election law contained in SB 258.
The Kansas Sentencing Commission estimates that enactment of SB 258 could have an
effect on prison admissions, bed space, and workload of the Commission; however, any fiscal
effect would be negligible. The Department of Corrections indicates any fiscal effect of enactment
of the bill would be negligible.
The Kansas Judicial Branch indicates SB 258 would not have a fiscal effect on agency
operations. Any fiscal effect associated with SB 258 is not reflected in The FY 2026 Governor’s
Budget Report.
The Honorable Mike Thompson, Chairperson
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The Kansas Association of Counties and the League of Kansas Municipalities state
enactment of SB 258 would not have a fiscal effect on local governments.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Sandy Tompkins, Office of the Secretary of State
Jennifer King, Department of Corrections
Scott Schultz, Kansas Sentencing Commission
Trisha Morrow, Judiciary
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties
Wendi Stark, League of Kansas Municipalities