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 8, 2019


The Honorable Rick Wilborn, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Judiciary
Statehouse, Room 541-E
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Wilborn:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 215 by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 215 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 215 would remove judicial discretion and require an offender to undergo a domestic
violence offender assessment following a domestic violence conviction. The bill would also
expand the definition of “endangering a child” to include committing an act of domestic battery or
aggravated domestic battery where the person knows or reasonably should know that a child under
the age of 18 years of age is present.
The Office of Judicial Administration states enactment of SB 215 could increase the
number of cases filed in district court because it expands the crime of endangering a child, which
could result in more time spent by court employees and judges processing and deciding these cases.
In addition there could also be more supervision of offenders required to be performed by court
service officers since the penalty for this crime is a misdemeanor. However, a fiscal effect cannot
be estimated. Any fiscal effect associated with SB 215 is not reflected in The FY 2020 Governor’s
Budget Report.

Sincerely,

Larry L. Campbell
Director of the Budget
cc: Janie Harris, Judiciary
Linda Kelly, Corrections
Scott Schultz, Sentencing Commission


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 21-5414, 21-5601