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Division of the Budget
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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 20, 2023


          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 201 by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
                  In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 201 is
          respectfully submitted to your committee.
                  SB 201 would prohibit monies appropriated from the State General Fund or any special
          revenue fund to be expended for the production or performance of any drag show that has a primary
          audience consisting of individuals under 18 years of age. A violation of the bill would be a class
          B nonperson misdemeanor and any state agency or political subdivision would be prohibited from
          receiving monies from the State General Fund or any special revenue funds for three years after
          an officer, employee, or agent was convicted of a violation of the bill.
                  The Office of Judicial Administration indicates enactment of the bill could increase the
          number of cases filed in district courts because it creates a new crime. This could increase the
          time spent by district court judicial and nonjudicial personnel in processing, researching, and
          hearing cases. Since the crime carries a misdemeanor penalty, there could also be more
          supervision of offenders required to be performed by court services officers. The bill could also
          result in the collection of supervision fees, docket fees, and fines, which would be deposited into
          the State General Fund. However, the Office states a precise fiscal effect cannot be determined
          until the Judicial Branch has had an opportunity to operate under the bill’s provisions.
The Honorable Kellie Warren, Chairperson
Page 2—SB 201

        The Sentencing Commission and Department of Corrections indicates enactment of the bill
would have no fiscal effect on the agencies. Any fiscal effect associated with SB 201 is not
reflected in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.


                                                   Sincerely,

                                                   Adam Proffitt
                                                   Director of the Budget

cc: Scott Schultz, Sentencing Commission
    Randy Bowman, Department of Corrections
    Vicki Jacobsen, Judiciary