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 Division of the Budget http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor


March 12, 2021


The Honorable Robert Olson, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Commerce
Statehouse, Room 236A-E
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Olson:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 259 by Senate Committee on Ways and Means
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 259 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 259 would amend workers compensation procedures by allowing a healthcare
provider's medical report to be admissible as testimony in workers compensation cases without
requiring other foundational evidence.
The Department of Labor indicates the enactment of the bill would have no fiscal effect.


Sincerely,

Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget

cc: Dawn Palmberg, Department of Labor


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 44-516