Estimates for the State General Fund (SGF) are developed using a consensus process that involves the Division of the Budget, Kansas Legislative Research Department, Department of Revenue, and three consulting economists from state universities. This estimate is the base from which the Governor and the Legislature build the annual budget. Consensus revenue estimates are basedContinue reading “CRE Long Memo, Spring 2024”
Category Archives: Publications
Spring 2024 Caseloads Consensus Estimate Memo
The Division of the Budget, Department for Children and Families (DCF), Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), and the Kansas Legislative Research Department (Consensus Group) met on April 17, 2024, to revise the estimates on human services consensus caseload expenditures for FY 2024 and FY 2025. The caseloadContinue reading “Spring 2024 Caseloads Consensus Estimate Memo”
Special Sessions of the Kansas Legislature
The Governor may call a special session of the Legislature whenever the Governor believes it is warranted. Additionally, a special session must be called when the Governor receives a petition for that purpose signed by at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house. Such sessions nearly always are necessitated by one or twoContinue reading “Special Sessions of the Kansas Legislature”
Omnibus Memo – April 25, 2024
Download a PDF of the Omnibus Memo here.
Gannon v. State Overview and Timeline
Gannon v. State is a series of court cases beginning in November 2010 that concern whether the Legislature was in violation of Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution by not constitutionally funding public K-12 schools in Kansas. In February 2024, the Kansas Supreme Court released jurisdiction of the cases after concluding that the matter wasContinue reading “Gannon v. State Overview and Timeline”
Consensus Revenue Estimates, Short Memo, April 2024
See the PDF below for the April 2024 Consensus Revenue Estimates (CRE) Short Memo:
Just published: Budget Conference Comparison March 25th
The first Budget Conference Comparison has been published. Download the comparison here (PDF). Additional Conference Comparisons will be posted to the Budget and Economy page.
Report of the Special Committee on Energy and Utilities to the 2024 Kansas Legislature
The Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC) appointed the Special Committee on Energy and Utilities, composed of 11 members: 6 members of the House Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications and 5 members of the Senate Committee on Utilities.
Budget Analysis FY 2025
The Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Analysis is provided to assist the Legislature in the review of agency budget requests and the Governor’s budget recommendations for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. This report contains the individual analyses of state agency budgets, including the agency budget requests and the Governor’s recommendations. The Legislative Research Department’s analysis pertainsContinue reading “Budget Analysis FY 2025”
Presidential Preference Primary Election
States may use presidential preference primary elections to determine which candidate for each political party will run for the office of President and Vice President of the United States in the state’s general election on November 5, 2024. Some states, including Kansas, hold their state primary election and presidential primary election on different dates. StateContinue reading “Presidential Preference Primary Election”
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