SESSION OF 2023
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2449
As Recommended by House Committee on
Appropriations

Brief*
HB 2449 would increase the compensation paid to
members of statutory boards or commissions from $35 a day
of attendance to the amount paid to legislators. [Note: KSA
46-137a(b) establishes the legislative per diem rate of
$88.66. The bill would not make any changes to the
subsistence allowance or mileage rate.]

Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Appropriations at the request of Representative Woodard.

House Committee on Appropriations
In the House Committee hearing on March 14, 2023,
written-only neutral testimony by the Executive Director of
the State Board of Healing Arts. The testimony notes that
raising the per diem for time spent in meetings is a positive
step in compensating individuals who are willing to serve on
boards.
No other testimony was provided.


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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, state agencies would pay the
difference between the current rate of compensation of
$35.00 per day and $88.66 per day for each day of meetings
in which a member participates, as well as any subsistence
reimbursement expenses that the bill would require to be
paid.
Legislative Administrative Services notes that creation of
another committee, task force, or council by the Legislature
could increase expenses by $25,000 per year, all from the
State General Fund. Absent any new committees, the fiscal
effect on the Legislature’s budget from enactment of the bill
would be negligible.
Any fiscal effect associated with enactment of the bill is
not reflected in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.
Board members; compensation


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Statutes affected:
As introduced: 75-3212, 75-3223, 75-3203a