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HB2050Introduced in the House

Authorizing the commissioner of insurance to set the amount of certain fees and cause the publication of such fees in the Kansas register, authorizing the commissioner to reduce the number of board members on certain insurance-related boards, renaming the Kansas insurance department as the Kansas department of insurance, renaming the office of the securities commissioner as the department of insurance, securities division, renaming the securities commissioner as the department of insurance, assistant commissioner, securities division and eliminating the requirement of senate confirmation for appointees to such position, requiring the commissioner of insurance to maintain a list of eligible nonadmitted insurers and authorizing such nonadmitted insurers to transact business in Kansas with vehicle dealers and to provide excess coverage insurance on Kansas risks.

Passed

Introduced by Insurance

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Authorizing the commissioner of insurance to set the amount of certain fees and cause the publication of such fees in the Kansas register, authorizing the commissioner to reduce the number of board members on certain insurance-related boards, renaming the Kansas insurance department as the Kansas department of insurance, renaming the office of the securities commissioner as the department of insurance, securities division, renaming the securities commissioner as the department of insurance, assistant commissioner, securities division and eliminating the requirement of senate confirmation for appointees to such position, requiring the commissioner of insurance to maintain a list of eligible nonadmitted insurers and authorizing such nonadmitted insurers to transact business in Kansas with vehicle dealers and to provide excess coverage insurance on Kansas risks.

Where it stands

House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025

April 10, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 120 Nay: 5 · March 27, 2025

120

Yes

5

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2Yes
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Carrie Barth5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6Yes
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10Yes

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Insurance

  3. House Hearing: Monday, January 27, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 218-N

  4. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Insurance

  5. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  6. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  7. House Engrossed on Friday, February 7, 2025

  8. House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 114 Nay: 0

  9. Senate Received and Introduced

  10. Senate Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

  11. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 9:30 AM Room 546-S

  12. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

  13. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  14. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  15. Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  16. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Sutton , Representative Bergkamp and Representative Neighbor as conferees

  17. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Dietrich, Senator Fagg and Senator Francisco appointed as conferees

  18. Senate Conference committee report now available

  19. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  20. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 120 Nay: 5

  21. House Reengrossed on Tuesday, April 1, 2025

  22. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025

  23. House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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