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 9, 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 283 by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 283 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
Under the provisions of SB 283, after July 1, 2023, the Secretary of Agriculture could adopt
rules and regulations to add or remove a government or non-government person from the definition
of “foreign adversary” after consideration of the risk to the state and national security and the
economic costs and benefits of such action. Starting July 1, 2023, no person owned by, controlled
by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary would be allowed to purchase,
acquire by grant, devise or descent or otherwise obtain ownership of any interest in real property
of 10 or more acres located in Kansas, nor would those individuals be allowed to sell or convey
real property in Kansas that was acquired prior to July 1, 2023, to those connected with a foreign
adversary. If the real property is inherited illegally on or after July 1, 2023, the person would have
12 months to divest the property once the violation is known and this act would be considered an
affirmative defense to violations of the bill. The Attorney General would investigate any sale,
transfer, or other conveyance of title to real property located in Kansas if the Attorney General has
reason to believe the transaction violates the provisions of SB 283. The provisions of the bill
would be severable.
The Office of the Attorney General states that the bill could increase its caseload, but any
increase could be absorbed within existing resources. The Judicial Branch states that the bill could
have a fiscal effect, but an estimate cannot be determined. The Department of Agriculture states
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that the bill would not have a fiscal effect on its operating expenditures. Any fiscal effect
associated with SB 283 is not reflected in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.


Sincerely,

Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget

cc: John Milburn, Office of the Attorney General
Vicki Jacobsen, Judiciary
Kellen Liebsch, Department of Agriculture