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


February 28, 2024


The Honorable Susan Humphries, Chairperson
House Committee on Judiciary
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 582-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Humphries:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2721 by House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2721 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2721 would remove language prohibiting commencing an action for recovery of damages
for an injury or illness suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse more than 13 years after the
victim attains 18 years of age or more than three years after the date of a criminal conviction,
whichever occurs later. The bill would allow an action against any party for recovery of such damages
to be commenced at any time. The bill would revive all claims against any party for recovery of such
damages that occurred on or after July 1, 1984.
The Office of Judicial Administration indicates enactment of HB 2721 could increase the
number of cases filed in district courts because it would remove the statute of limitations to file an
action related to childhood sexual abuse. This would allow more cases to be filed with the court that
otherwise would not have been filed, which would increase the time spent by district court judicial
and nonjudicial personnel in processing, researching, and hearing cases. Enactment of the bill could
also result in the collection of docket fees in cases filed under the provisions of the bill, which would
be deposited into the State General Fund. However, the Office states that until the courts have had
an opportunity to operate under the provisions of the bill, an accurate estimate of the fiscal effect on
the Judicial Branch cannot be given. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2721 is not reflected in
The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget Report.

Sincerely,

Adam C. Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Trisha Morrow, Judiciary


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 60-523