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
Adam Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor


January 21, 2021

The Honorable Russell Jennings, Chairperson
House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Statehouse, Room 151B-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Jennings:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2010 by Representative Carmichael
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2010 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2010 would create a traffic infraction for operating a vehicle while fatigued with a fine
of $75.
The Office of Judicial Administration states enactment of HB 2010 could increase the
number of cases filed in district court because it creates a new violation for operating a vehicle
while fatigued, which could result in more time spent by court employees and judges processing
and deciding these cases. According to the Office, a fiscal effect cannot be estimated.
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) indicates enactment of the bill would
create a new traffic infraction with a fine of $75. The agency’s Traffic Records Enhancement
Fund currently receives 2.23 percent of all district court fines, penalties, and forfeitures, while the
agency’s Seat Belt Safety Fund receives 2.20 percent. KDOT estimates enactment of the bill could
increase the amount of fines collected because of the new traffic infraction, which would increase
revenues to both funds; however, KDOT is unable to estimate a fiscal effect because the agency
does not have enough information to estimate how many citations would be issued. Any fiscal
effect associated with HB 2010 is not reflected in The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget Report.

Sincerely,

Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Ben Cleeves, Transportation
Lynn Robinson, Department of Revenue
Debbie Thomas, Judiciary


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 8-2118, 8-2118c