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
January 27, 2025
The Honorable Kellie Warren, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Judiciary
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 346-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Warren:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 53 by Senate Committee on Judiciary
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 53 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 53 would require that certain registration fees for law libraries must be used to establish
and maintain county law libraries and such libraries must be established or maintained in the
county courthouse or other suitable place maintained by the county commissioners. For all
counties, excluding Johnson, Sedgwick, and Douglas, the board of trustees would be required to
consist of not fewer than two attorneys who reside in the county and were appointed by the chief
judge of the judicial district. The bill would also allow the chief judge of the judicial district to
use library fees to facilitate and enhance functions of the district court.
The Office of Judicial Administration indicates enactment of the bill would have a
negligible fiscal effect on the Judicial Branch. Any fiscal effect associated with SB 53 is not
reflected in The FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
The Kansas Association of Counties indicates enactment of the bill could help offset the
cost of district court operations, but that a precise fiscal effect cannot be estimated.
Sincerely,
Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties
Trisha Morrow, Judiciary