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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill Transfers State Employee Health Benefits and Workers Compensation Programs to Insurance Department
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Senate Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill transfers the administration of the state health care benefits program and the from the Department of Administration to the Insurance Department, effective July 1, 2027. It designates the commissioner of insurance as the chairperson of the Kansas State Employees Health Care Commission and gives the commissioner management and administrative authority over the commission.
- The Kansas Department of Administration historically managed administrative, personnel, and benefit functions for state agencies, including employee health plans. context
- The Kansas Insurance Department regulates insurance companies and policies operating within the state under the direction of the elected or appointed commissioner of insurance. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State Employees
Insurance Department
The department assumes administrative responsibilities, staff, funds, and property for both the state health care benefits program and the state workers compensation self-insurance fund.
Department of Administration
The department loses jurisdiction over the division of the state employee health benefits plan and associated workers compensation functions.
Key Facts
- Transfers all powers, duties, and staff of the division of the state employee health benefits plan from the Department of Administration to the Insurance Department.
- Appoints the commissioner of insurance as the chairperson of the Kansas State Employees Health Care Commission and places all commission management functions under the commissioner.
- Transfers administration of the state workers compensation self-insurance fund and the state workplace health and safety program to the Insurance Department.
- Transfers all funds, accounts, property, contracts, and records related to the health care benefits program and workers compensation fund to the Insurance Department.
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- Protects the classified status, retirement benefits, leave balances, and accrued rights of all transferred officers and employees.
- Eliminates a pilot program regarding employer contributions for certain children and repeals various statutory sections relating to previous administrative structures.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
13 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Senate Committee
- Feb 26, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
- Feb 26, 2025HouseEngrossed on Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Feb 25, 2025SenateIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 20, 2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 20, 2025HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
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- Feb 20, 2025HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 20, 2025HouseFloorMotion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- Feb 20, 2025HouseFloorEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended
- Feb 18, 2025HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Feb 10, 2025HouseHearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N
- Feb 4, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Insurance
Version history
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Consolidation of Health and Workers Comp Under Insurance Commissioner
The legislation concentrates oversight of both state employee health benefits and workers compensation self-insurance within the Insurance Department rather than the Department of Administration.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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