SB 27 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Eliminating the requirement that the commissioner submit certain reports to the governor and removing certain specific entities from the definition of person for the purpose of enforcing insurance law.

SB 27 modifies Kansas insurance law by removing two specific requirements. First, it eliminates the need for the insurance commissioner to submit certain reports to the governor annually. Second, it removes specific entities - including nonprofit dental service corporations, nonprofit medical service corporations, and prepaid legal/dental service plans - from the legal definition of "person" used when enforcing insurance regulations. This means these entities will no longer be subject to certain enforcement actions under insurance law. The bill amends and repeals sections of Kansas law related to commissioner reporting and enforcement definitions.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Apr 10, 2026
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As Amended by Senate Committee As Amended by House Committee · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was reorganized to reflect amendments by the House Committee, which reordered the list of enforcement actions. Specifically, the requirement for a person to 'cease and desist' was moved from a separate item to become the third item in the list of potential penalties, while the original second item regarding license suspension was retained. No substantive policy changes, funding adjustments, or new definitions were introduced; the changes are primarily structural and formatting.
REQUIREMENT

The order of enforcement actions was changed: the 'cease and desist' requirement was moved from a standalone point to become the third item in a list of penalties, while the license suspension penalty remained the second item.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp and Rep. Cindy Neighbor appointed as conferees
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Marci Francisco
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 100, Nay 22, Absent 3
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Insurance
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Insurance
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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