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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


                                                   February 15, 2023


        The Honorable Pat Proctor, Chairperson
        House Committee on Elections
        300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 218-N
        Topeka, Kansas 66612
        Dear Representative Proctor:
                  SUBJECT:        Fiscal Note for HB 2165 by House Committee on Elections
               In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2165 is
        respectfully submitted to your committee.
                HB 2165 would amend and make technical changes to the Campaign Finance Act. The bill
        would add a requirement that any entity expressly advocating for the nomination, election, or defeat
        of a clearly identified candidate for a state or local office include a statement that contains clear and
        conspicuous identifying information of the entity. The bill would extend the time frame to schedule
        an investigative hearing from 30 days to 90 days for the Governmental Ethics Commission. HB 2165
        would also make a technical change in campaign finance affidavit amounts.
                The bill would remove the requirement that a complaint alleging a violation of KSA 46-245
        must be filed within 30 days from the date the alleged violation occurred. HB 2165 would specify
        that lobbyists would have to register electronically with the Secretary of State and would change the
        timeframe for complying with registration or reporting requirements for individuals and lobbyists as
        outlined in the bill.
                The Governmental Ethics Commission states enactment of the bill would have a negligible
        fiscal effect on the operations of the Commission. The Office of the Secretary of State indicates the
        bill’s enactment would not have a fiscal effect on agency operations.


                                                              Sincerely,

                                                              Adam Proffitt
                                                              Director of the Budget
        cc: Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties
            Mark Skoglund, Governmental Ethics Commission
            Sandy Tompkins, Office of the Secretary of State
Statutes affected: 
As introduced: 25-4148, 25-4156, 25-4161, 25-4174, 46-255, 46-245, 46-256, 46-265, 46-280