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 15, 2023


The Honorable Emil Bergquist, Chairperson
House Committee on Local Government
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 281-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Bergquist:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2341 by Representative Ohaebosim, et al.
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2341 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2341 would add Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19, to the list of legal
public holidays in Kansas. The bill would also require state agencies to be closed on the following
legal public holidays: New Year’s Day; Memorial Day; Juneteenth National Independence Day;
Independence Day; Labor Day; Veterans’ Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.

Estimated State Fiscal Effect
FY 2023 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2024
SGF All Funds SGF All Funds
Revenue -- -- -- --
Expenditure -- -- $752,500 $752,500
FTE Pos. -- -- -- --
The cost of an additional holiday for the State of Kansas is in the form of additional
compensation beyond the holiday credit that all employees receive for paid holidays that is paid to
employees who are required to work on the holiday. The Department of Administration estimates
that such compensation would total $752,500 in FY 2024 and subsequent fiscal years. The agency
notes that the costs of HB 2341 would increase in years when June 19th falls on a Friday or
The Honorable Emil Bergquist, Chairperson
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Saturday, due to the likelihood of more employees being eligible for overtime on the holiday. Any
fiscal effect associated with HB 2341 is not reflected in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.


Sincerely,

Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget

cc: Tamara Emery, Department of Administration


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 35-107