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 11, 2021


The Honorable Kellie Warren, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Judiciary
Statehouse, Room 441B-E
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Warren:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 271 by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 271 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 271 would remove the time limits to file an action for recovery of damages suffered as
a result of childhood sexual abuse so that the cause of action may be filed at any time.
The Office of Judicial Administration states enactment of SB 271 could increase the
number of cases filed in district court because the bill’s provisions would remove the statute of
limitations to file an action related to childhood sexual abuse. This, in turn, could result in more
time spent by court employees and judges processing and hearing cases. According to the Office,
a fiscal effect cannot be estimated The Office also indicates enactment of the bill could result in
increased revenues from the collection of docket fees in those cases filed under the bill’s
provisions. Any fiscal effect associated with SB 271 is not reflected in The FY 2022 Governor’s
Budget Report.


Sincerely,

Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget

cc: Randy Bowman, Corrections
Scott Schultz, Sentencing Commission
Debbie Thomas, Judiciary


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 60-523