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 Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor


March 1, 2021


The Honorable Brenda Landwehr, Chairperson
House Committee on Health and Human Services
Statehouse, Room 352C-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Landwehr:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2327 by Representative Lee-Hahn
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2327 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2327 would prohibit county Boards of Commissioners, Boards of Trustees, and
employees from infringing upon residents’ rights to receive and refuse visitors in county homes
for the aged and county hospitals. The bill would permit residents and patients to waive restrictions
imposed to control transmission or prevention of an infectious disease.
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services indicates that HB 2327 would
have no fiscal effect on the agency because it does not license or operate any county homes for the
aged or county hospitals. The Kansas Association of Counties states that if the lack of oversight
by the county overseeing these facilities would result in a liability for the county, there could be a
significant fiscal effect for the county. However, the effect on county expenditures cannot be
estimated.


Sincerely,

Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Jay Hall, Association of Counties
Connie Hubbell, Aging & Disability Services
Dan Thimmesch, Health & Environment


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 19-2110, 19-4610, 48-904