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HB 2043 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and continuing reimbursements from the taxpayer notification costs fund for an additional five years.

HB 2043 requires insurance agents and companies in Kansas to respond to inquiries from the state Insurance Commissioner within 14 calendar days. It also allows certain insurance rebate pilot programs to operate for more than one year, expanding the current one-year limit. These changes update two sections of Kansas insurance law (40-2404 and 40-4909) to improve regulatory communication and provide flexibility for testing new rebate initiatives. The bill directly affects insurance businesses, agents, and the Insurance Commissioner.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Vetoed
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Vetoed Apr 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Amended by Senate Committee → Enrolled · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill completely changed from an insurance regulation measure to a property tax reform measure. The original version focused on defining unfair insurance practices and requiring agents to respond to inquiries, but the new version establishes strict limits on how much property tax revenue local governments can collect and creates a formal process for citizens to protest budget increases.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted entirely from regulating insurance companies and agents to regulating local government budgeting and property tax collection limits.
SCOPE

Removed all provisions related to insurance, including definitions of unfair acts, requirements for agents to respond to inquiries within 14 days, and rules regarding false advertising in the insurance industry.

Changed the subject matter from insurance law to property taxation law, affecting different government entities and citizens entirely.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for local governments to notify county clerks before adopting budgets that exceed standard property tax limits, with a specific deadline of July 20.

ELIGIBILITY

Created a new legal mechanism for citizens to file protest petitions against proposed property tax revenue increases that exceed statutory limits.

FISCAL

Defined specific allowable increases for property tax revenues, including a 3% cap or consumer price index adjustment, new construction taxes, and taxes on property use changes.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
22
Committee
15
Apr 10, 2026
Vetoed
No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
lower
Apr 10, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 27, 2026
lower
Apr 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 87, Nay 35, Absent 3
lower
Apr 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 27, Nay 13
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Daniel Hawkins, Rep. Chris Croft and Rep. Tom Sawyer appointed as second conferees
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Ty Masterson, Sen. Chase Blasi and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as second conferees
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Sen. Ty Masterson and Sen. Chase Blasi are appointed to replace Sen. Caryn Tyson and Sen. Virgil Peck on the Conference Committee
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rep. Daniel Hawkins and Rep. Chris Croft are appointed to replace Rep. Adam Smith and Rep. Carl Turner on the Conference Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Sen. Caryn Tyson, Sen. Virgil Peck, and Sen. Ethan Corson are appointed to replace Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg, and Sen. Marci Francisco on the Conference Committee
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Carl Turner, and Rep. Tom Sawyer are appointed to replace Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp, and Rep. Cindy Neighbor on the Conference Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp and Rep. Cindy Neighbor
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 97, Nay 14, Absent 14
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Insurance
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Insurance
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
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