SESSION OF 2023
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2082
As Recommended by House Committee on
Local Government

Brief*
HB 2082 would authorize counties to create a Code
Inspection and Enforcement Fund, a Municipalities Fight
Addiction Fund, and expand the existing County Equipment
Reserve Fund to include purchases of technology and
technology services.

Code Inspection and Enforcement Fund (New Section 1)
The bill would allow the board of county commissioners
(board) of any county to establish a Code Inspection and
Enforcement Fund for the purposes of financing operations,
equipment, and capital needs for the county department
charged with code inspection and enforcement. Such
expenditures could include, but not be limited to, building,
construction, land, water and gas application, inspection,
testing, and permitting.

Municipalities Fight Addiction Fund (New Section 2)
The bill would allow the board to establish a
Municipalities Fight Addiction Fund for the purpose of
retaining and expending money received from the Attorney
General, in accordance with the Kansas Fights Addiction Act.


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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org
County Equipment and Technology Reserve Fund
(Section 3)
The bill would change the name of each county’s County
Equipment Reserve Fund to the County Equipment and
Technology Reserve Fund. The Fund would be expanded to
include the purchase of supplies and technology expenses,
which would include cloud technology costs.

Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Local Government at the request of a representative of
Sedgwick County.
[Note: The bill is similar to 2022 HB 2676 with the
addition of the Municipalities Fight Addiction Fund. 2022 HB
2676 passed the House and died in the Senate Committee on
Local Government.]

House Committee on Local Government
In the House Committee hearing, proponent testimony
was provided by representatives of the Kansas Association of
Counties and Sedgwick County. The proponents stated the
bill would provide counties more flexibility to save for bigger
purchases and create more transparency. Further, the
establishment of the Municipalities Fight Addiction Fund
would allow counties to ensure the expenditures from that
fund are in accordance with the Kansas Fights Addiction Act.
The conferees noted the bill solely impacts how counties
track funding for accounting purposes and is not authorizing
additional taxes, fees, or other revenues.
No other testimony was provided.


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Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, the Kansas Association of Counties
states the bill would not have a significant fiscal effect on
revenues.
County commission; county budget; Kansas Fights Addiction Act; technology
expenditures; municipality; code inspection and enforcement; local government;
county; County Equipment and Technology Reserve Fund; Municipalities Fight
Addition Fund; Code Inspection and Enforcement Fund


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Statutes affected:
As introduced: 75-775, 19-119, 79-2925, 79-2937
Enrolled - Law effective July 1, 2023: 19-119, 79-2925, 79-2937
Enrolled: 19-119, 79-2925, 79-2937