Prohibiting public adjusters from negotiating for or effectuating the settlement of any insurance claim relating to residential lines of insurance.

HB 2461 prohibits public adjusters from negotiating or settling insurance claims for residential property and personal lines of insurance (such as homeowners' or renters' policies). This directly affects public adjusters who currently handle residential claims, restricting their scope of practice under Kansas law. The bill amends licensing statutes to explicitly ban public adjusters from working on these claims, while exempting attorneys, health care providers, and others handling specific claim types. It updates existing regulations to clarify that public adjusters may only assist with commercial insurance claims, not residential ones. The law takes effect upon publication in the Kansas Statutes Annotated.