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


January 20, 2023


The Honorable Francis Awerkamp, Chairperson
House Committee on Welfare Reform
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 152-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Awerkamp:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2032 by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile
Justice
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2032 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2032 would remove the prohibition on persons convicted of a felony drug offense from
being able to receive food assistance. The bill would also remove the requirements related to drug
testing for food assistance eligibility determination. The bill would prohibit a person from being
denied food assistance solely because a drug related conviction has been added.
The Department for Children and Families indicates that HB 2032 would not significantly
increase the number of persons receiving food assistance benefits, therefore, the fiscal effect would
be negligible.


Sincerely,

Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget

cc: Kim Holter, Department for Children & Families


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 39-709, 21-5701