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 273 by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 273 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 273 would revise the definition of special election as any election held on the first
Tuesday in March of any year. The definition would apply to bond elections held by a
municipality, school elections of school officers, and bond elections held by school districts. The
bill would also amend the requirements for when bond elections by school districts could be held.
The Secretary of State indicates it would use existing resources to provide training and
update manuals for local county election officials and update public information to ensure
knowledge of requirements of the timing of special elections. Any fiscal effect associated with
SB 273 is not reflected in The FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
The Kansas Association of Counties and the League of Kansas Municipalities both state
that enactment of SB 273 could have the effect of reducing election costs for the cities and counties
since the bill would reduce the number of special elections held to one day in the year. The
Association and the League could not estimate a precise fiscal effect of the bill.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Sandy Tompkins, Office of the Secretary of State
Wendi Stark, League of Kansas Municipalities
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties