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 26, 2024


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 372 by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 372 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 372 would enact the Civil Liability for Doxing Act. The bill would prohibit the
intentional, nonconsensual publishing of another person’s personally identifiable information with
the intent to harm or harass the person. If the publishing of this information causes death,
significant life disruption, great bodily harm, significant economic injury, or emotional distress to
the victim, then the victim would be allowed to bring civil action against the perpetrator. The bill
clarifies that it would not prohibit the provision of personal information to report unlawful or
criminal activity, nor would it prohibit the sharing of a person’s information to the press or in
connection to constitutionally protected activities.
The Judiciary indicates that enactment of the bill could increase agency operating
expenditures because it allows for civil suits to be filed. This would increase the time spent by
district court judicial and nonjudicial personnel in processing, researching, and hearing cases. The
bill could also result in the collection of docket fees which would be deposited in the State General
Fund. However, an exact estimate of this fiscal effect is unknown. Any fiscal effect associated
with SB 372 is not reflected in The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget Report.

Sincerely,

Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget

cc: Trisha Morrow, Judiciary