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House budget committee hears fee-funded agency presentations; no votes taken
Summary
Legislative analysts and agency directors briefed the Committee on General Government Budget on budgets for several fee-funded regulatory boards. Key themes were fee‑fund reserve levels, litigation and vendor costs, IT modernization rollouts, and planned follow-ups during session.
The House Committee on General Government Budget reviewed budget summaries Tuesday from legislative research analysts and agency directors for multiple small, fee-funded state agencies. The session was informational only — the chair reminded members that the committee cannot vote on budgets during this meeting and may take any formal actions only in session.
Analysts from the Kansas Legislative Research Department walked members through shorthand budget summaries and 10‑year expenditure histories for each agency. "This is the shorthand report following the recommendations made by the 2025 Special Committee on the State Budget," said Jacob Klesby (KLRD), explaining the document layout and columns showing changes by fund and FTEs.
Several agencies emphasized that they operate without state general fund support and rely on license and program fees. "The pooled money investment board is a completely fee funded state agency," said Jacob Crespi (KLRD) during the Pooled Money…
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