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HB 2042 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Authorizing the adoption of certain rules and regulations related to hazardous waste monitoring and permit application fees by the Kansas department of health and environment.

HB 2042 changes Kansas title insurance regulations by requiring title agents to make audit reports available for inspection upon request by the insurance commissioner instead of submitting them annually. It also sets the required surety bond amount for title agents at $100,000 and eliminates a "controlled business exemption" in certain counties. These changes directly affect title insurance agents operating in Kansas, particularly those in counties where the exemption previously allowed certain business arrangements. The bill modifies existing statutes to increase transparency around agent financial practices and strengthen financial safeguards for consumers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Amended by Senate Committee → As Amended by House Committee · 2 edits
MINOR
The House Committee amended the bill to clarify that title insurance agents must provide full access to supporting account information for audits, ensuring regulators can verify fund safety. The amendment also removed a confusing page break in the middle of a paragraph regarding the types of funds accepted for escrow accounts. These changes strengthen oversight and improve the clarity of financial requirements for title agents.
REQUIREMENT

Expanded the audit access requirement to explicitly include 'all of the supporting account information,' ensuring regulators can fully verify the safety and security of held funds.

TECHNICAL

Reformatted the text regarding acceptable escrow fund forms to remove a page break that interrupted the sentence, improving readability and legal clarity.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
18
Committee
11
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 69, Nay 52, Absent 4
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 38, Nay 1, Absent 1
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Sen. Craig Bowser is appointed to replace Sen. Larry Alley on the Conference Committee
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Sen. Virgil Peck and Sen. Larry Alley are appointed to replace Sen. Brenda Dietrich and Sen. Michael Fagg on the Conference Committee
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rep. Ken Rahjes, Rep. Lance W. Neelly, and Rep. Linda Featherston are appointed to replace Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp, and Rep. Cindy Neighbor on the Conference Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp and Rep. Cindy Neighbor
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 103, Nay 8, Absent 14
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Insurance
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Insurance
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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