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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 2, 2021


        The Honorable Larry Alley, Chairperson
        Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
        Statehouse, Room 136-E
        Topeka, Kansas 66612
        Dear Senator Alley:
                  SUBJECT:        Fiscal Note for SB 256 by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
               In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 256 is respectfully
        submitted to your committee.
                SB 256 would allow the sale of alcohol on Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day.
        The bill would also allow for the sale of alcoholic liquor on Sundays between the hours of 10:00 a.m.
        and 11:00 p.m. as opposed to the current hours of 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
                The Department of Revenue indicates that enactment of the bill would require it to revise its
        retailers’ handbook which would have a negligible fiscal effect that could be absorbed within existing
        resources. Any fiscal effect associated with SB 256 is not reflected in The FY 2022 Governor’s
        Budget Report.
                The Kansas Association of Counties indicates that enactment of the bill could result in
        increased tax revenue for counties because licensees would be able to sell alcohol for longer hours.
        However, it is unclear if such increased revenue would be offset by enforcement costs and a fiscal
        effect cannot be estimated.
               The League of Kansas Municipalities indicates that by increasing the hours for sale on Sunday
        and during summer holidays, enactment of the bill could increase sales tax revenue for cities.
        However, the League notes that if a petition is submitted requiring an election in order to expand the
        hours of Sunday sales, cities would bear the cost of holding such an election. A fiscal effect cannot
        be determined because the number of additional sales and potential elections cannot be estimated.

                                                              Sincerely,

                                                              Adam Proffitt
                                                              Director of the Budget
        cc: Jay Hall, Association of Counties
            Lynn Robinson, Department of Revenue
Statutes affected: 
As introduced: 41-712, 41-2703, 41-2901, 41-2704, 41-2911