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HB 2050KANSASSession 2025-2026State BillSigned into law
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Kansas authorizes insurance commissioner to set and publish annual fees, alters department naming, and adjusts regulatory requirements

Original title: AN ACT concerning insurance; relating to the powers, duties and responsibilities of the commissioner of insurance; authorizing the commissioner of insurance to set the amount of certain fees; requiring the publication of certain fees in the Kansas register; reducing the number of board members appointed by the commissioner of insurance on certain insurance-related boards and the frequency of the meetings of the committee on surety bonds and insurance; renaming the Kansas insurance department as the Kansas department of insurance; requiring the commissioner of insurance to maintain a list of eligible nonadmitted insurers; authorizing certain nonadmitted insurers to transact business in Kansas with vehicle dealers and to provide excess coverage insurance on Kansas risks; renaming the office of the securities commissioner as the department of insurance assistant commissioner, securities division; eliminating the requirement that the senate confirm the department of insurance assistant commissioner, securities division appointee; amending K.S.A. 8-2405, 40-205a, 40-218, 40-246b, 40-246e, 40-252, 40-2,133, 40-504, 40-956, 40-2102, 40-2109, 40-22a04, 40-2604, 40-2702, 40-3116, 40-3213, 40-3304, 40-3413, 40-3812, 40-3813, 40-3814, 40-4103, 40-4116, 40-4323, 40-4334, 40-4503, 40-5003, 40-5509 and 75-4101 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 40-102, 40-3823, 40-3824, 40-4209, 40-4302, 40-4903 and 75-6301 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 40-3217, 75-6302, 75-6303, 75-6304, 75-6305, 75-6306 and 75-6307.

Last action · April 10, 2025: Reengrossed on Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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What This Bill Does

Kansas HB 2050 authorizes the commissioner of insurance to set and annually publish specific regulatory and licensing fees in the Kansas register, renames the Kansas insurance department to the Kansas department of insurance, and modifies board member numbers and meeting frequencies for various insurance boards. The measure also revises regulations surrounding premium finance companies, health maintenance organizations, s, and captive insurers, taking effect upon publication in the statute book.

Why it matters

Insurance companies, health maintenance organizations, premium finance companies, administrators, and agents operating in Kansas face updated fee-setting mechanisms, modified reporting timelines, and restructured licensing rules administered by the commissioner of insurance.

Background
  • The Kansas Commissioner of Insurance is the statewide elected or appointed official responsible for overseeing the state's insurance industry, licensing insurance companies and agents, and enforcing insurance laws. context
  • The Kansas Register is the official state publication used for publishing legal notices, administrative regulations, executive orders, and official state agency filings. context

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Insurance Companies and Fraternal Benefit Societies

Insurance entities are subject to updated fee-setting procedures, annual publication of fees in the Kansas register, and modified premium tax and licensing provisions.

Directly affected

Health Maintenance Organizations

Health maintenance organizations must pay annual privilege fees, submit semi-annual premium estimates, and remit payments based on enrollment charges.

Directly affected

Third-Party Administrators

Administrators must meet revised home state licensing, financial reporting, and surety bond requirements.

Directly affected

Pharmacy Benefits Managers

Pharmacy benefits managers are required to obtain licenses, submit network adequacy reports, and provide template contracts featuring independent dispute resolution.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How are annual insurance regulatory and licensing fees determined under this act?
Not later than December 1 of each year, the commissioner of insurance is required to set and cause to be published in the Kansas register the specific fees required for the next calendar year.
What alternative is available if an administrator cannot submit audited financial statements?
Upon written application and good cause shown, the commissioner may grant a hardship exemption allowing the submission of unaudited financial statements accompanied by a mandatory surety bond.
What is required of a pharmacy benefits manager seeking a license in Kansas?
Applicants must file an application including identifying information, corporate documents, a network adequacy report, a template contract with an independent dispute resolution process, and a nonrefundable application fee.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

26 actions
  1. Apr 10, 2025House
    Reengrossed on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
  2. Apr 10, 2025House
    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025
  3. Apr 10, 2025HouseEnrolled
    Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025
  4. Mar 27, 2025HouseFloor
    Conference Committee Report was adopted
  5. Mar 26, 2025Senate
    Conference committee report now available
  6. Mar 26, 2025SenateFloor
    Conference Committee Report was adopted
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  1. Mar 24, 2025SenateFloor
    Motion to accede adopted; Senator Dietrich, Senator Fagg, Senator Francisco, , appointed as conferees
  2. Mar 20, 2025House
    Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed , and
  3. Mar 19, 2025Senate
    Committee of the Whole - Now working on
  4. Mar 19, 2025SenateFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
  5. Mar 19, 2025SenateFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
  6. Mar 19, 2025Senate
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  7. Mar 19, 2025SenateFloor
    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended
  8. Mar 12, 2025SenateFloor
    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
  9. Feb 25, 2025Senate
    Hearing: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 546-S
  10. Feb 10, 2025SenateCommittee
    Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
  11. Feb 7, 2025House
    Engrossed on Friday, February 7, 2025
  12. Feb 7, 2025HouseFloor
    Final Action - Passed as amended
  13. Feb 7, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Received and Introduced
  14. Feb 6, 2025House
    Committee of the Whole - Now working on
  15. Feb 6, 2025HouseFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
  16. Feb 6, 2025HouseFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
  17. Jan 30, 2025HouseFloor
    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
  18. Jan 27, 2025House
    Hearing: Monday, January 27, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N
  19. Jan 21, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Introduced
  20. Jan 21, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to House Committee on Insurance

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Lobbying Activity

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Discoveries

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policy shift98% confidence

Transition to Annual Administrative Fee Setting

The legislation systematically replaces fixed statutory fee caps across dozens of insurance statutes with a standardized mechanism requiring the commissioner of insurance to set and publish fees annually in the Kansas register.

Commissioner of InsuranceKansas Register

Connected Entities

Kansas Insurance Department, American Academy of Actuaries, Attorney General and 4 more
OrganizationKansas Insurance Department“Renamed as the Kansas department of insurance”Map →
OrganizationAmerican Academy of Actuaries“Provides members who render opinions on loss and loss adjustment expense reserve”Map →
PersonAttorney General“Examines documents for life insurance company declarations”Map →
otherKansas Register“Publication venue for annual fee schedules set by the commissioner”Map →
PersonState Treasurer“Receives remittances of fees for deposit into the medical assistance fee fund”Map →
PersonCommissioner of Insurance“Granted authority to set and publish certain fees and oversee insurance entities”Map →
OrganizationNational Association of Insurance Commissioners“Maintains electronic databases and establishes criteria for loss reserves”Map →

Sources

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www.kslegislature.gov

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  • Controversy15
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