Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504 larry.campbell@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612 Division of the Budget http://budget.kansas.gov
Larry L. Campbell, Director Laura Kelly, Governor

March 4, 2019


The Honorable Bud Estes, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Statehouse, Room 136-E
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Estes:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 203 by Senate Committee on Ways and Means
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 203 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 203 would establish Legislative requirements for the introduction of bills,
responsibilities of committee chairs, and information included or excluded from printed bills. The
bill would require that all bills introduced and sponsored by a standing committee of the
Legislature be requested for introduction by an individual Legislative member. The bill would
require all committee chairpersons to keep minutes of meetings and the minutes would be required
to state the Legislative member who requested the bill for introduction. Bills sponsored by a
standing committee would be required to have the name of the member who requested the bill.
In addition, the bill would require that when a substitute bill is recommended, or when
amendments to a bill strike all but the enacting clause of the bill, the printed version of the bill
would contain the name of the Legislative committee that recommended the substitute or
amendments. In addition, SB 203 would remove the original sponsoring Legislative committee
and any member’s name who requested the original bill’s introduction.
Legislative Administrative Services indicates the enactment of SB 203 would require
minor changes to the Kansas Legislative Information Systems and Services (KLISS) applications;
however, the fiscal effect is estimated to be negligible. LAS indicates that the KLISS application
changes would be performed by the agency’s staff and within existing appropriations.

Sincerely,

Larry L. Campbell
Director of the Budget
cc: Karen Clowers, Legislative Services