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


February 3, 2023


The Honorable Will Carpenter, Chairperson
House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 346-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Carpenter:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2177 by Representatives Woodard, Meyer and S. Ruiz
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2177 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2177 would amend current law by removing the term “who are of opposite sex” when
defining who is a party to a marriage contract. The bill would replace the term “take each other as
husband and wife” and replace it with “desire to be married.” The bill would also remove the term
“it is the strong public policy of this state only to recognize as valid marriages from other states
that are between a man and a woman.”
According to the Office of Judicial Administration, enactment of HB 2177 would have a
negligible fiscal effect on the operations of the Judicial Branch.


Sincerely,

Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget

cc: Vicki Jacobsen, Judiciary


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 23-2501, 23-2504, 23-2508