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 C. Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor


January 24, 2024


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 2515 by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2515 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2515 would amend the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act to require an accurate and
complete record be made of any ascertainable injuries to a child caused by an attempted abortion.
A copy of the record would be required to be provided to the hospital the child was transported to
and the record would be required to be incorporated into the annual report pursuant to KSA 65-
6758. The bill would allow civil actions by an individual born alive and injured as a result of an
attempted abortion, or by the parents or custodial guardians in cases where the individual was a
minor. In addition, the bill would add individuals injured by an attempted abortion to anonymity
provisions of the Act.
According to the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, enactment of HB 2515 could result
in additional complaints and resulting investigations but anticipates that the additional workload
would be managed within existing resources. The Office of the Attorney General reports that the
agency would not be likely to have standing in any private cause of action under the revisions
made to the Act. The Office does not anticipate any changes to agency revenues or expenditures
as a result of passage of the bill. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment states that
enactment of the bill would not have a fiscal effect on agency operations.
The Office of Judicial Administration states enactment of HB 2515 could increase the
number of cases filed in district courts because it allows for civil actions to be filed. This could
result in more time spent by court employees and judges processing, researching, and hearing these
cases. The Office estimates enactment of the bill could result in the collection of docket fees and
fines assessed in those cases filed under the bill’s provisions, which would be deposited to the
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State General Fund, the bill would not affect other revenues to the Judicial Branch. According to
the Office, a fiscal effect cannot be estimated. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2515 is not
reflected in The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget Report.

Sincerely,

Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget

cc: Trisha Morrow, Judiciary
Susan Gile, Board of Healing Arts
William Hendrix, Office of the Attorney General
Amy Penrod, Department of Health & Environment


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 65-6754, 65-6756, 60-1906, 65-6757, 65-6758