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HB 2045 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Reducing certain license fees and training requirements for child care staff, creating a process for day care facility licensees to apply for temporary waiver of certain statutory requirements, authorizing the secretary of health and environment to develop and operate pilot programs to increase child care availability or capacity, transferring certain child care programs to the Kansas office of early childhood and creating day care licensing duties of the director of early childhood.

HB 2045 reduces the size of a governing board overseeing a risk-sharing plan for auto insurance, cutting members from nine to five. The new board will include three insurer representatives, one independent insurance agent, and one public member, replacing the previous structure. The bill also reduces meeting frequency for the committee on surety bonds and insurance and amends several insurance-related statutes. These changes streamline oversight of the plan that helps insurers share coverage risks for applicants unable to secure standard auto insurance.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Apr 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Amended by Senate Committee → Enrolled · 6 edits · Apr 11, 2025
MODERATE
The bill completely changed its subject matter from regulating automobile insurance boards to establishing and funding a new state office for early childhood development. It creates a new director of early childhood, transfers licensing authority from the health department to this new office, reduces training requirements for child care providers, and establishes new funds to support these initiatives.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted entirely from the insurance industry to child care and early childhood education, creating a new state agency and altering the administrative oversight of day care facilities.
SCOPE

Created a new Kansas Office of Early Childhood and the position of Director of Early Childhood to centralize child care administration.

REQUIREMENT

Reduced professional development training requirements for child care home providers from unspecified amounts to a maximum of 10 hours per year, with specific exemptions for small providers.

Completely removed all provisions related to automobile insurance risk apportionment plans and the composition of the governing board for those plans.

ELIGIBILITY

Lowered the age requirement for assistant teachers in child care centers from 18 to 16 years old and removed mandatory educational requirements for this role.

FISCAL

Established two new dedicated funds: one for day care licensing fees and another for criminal background checks and fingerprinting.

DEFINITION

Authorized the secretary and director to develop pilot programs to increase the availability and capacity of child care facilities.

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
19
Committee
13
Apr 11, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 99, Nay 23, Absent 3
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 30, Nay 10
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Adam Turk and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as second conferees
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Dinah Sykes appointed as second conferees
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Sen. Dinah Sykes is appointed to replace Sen. Cindy Holscher on the Conference Committee
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Adam Turk, and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton are appointed to replace Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp, and Rep. Cindy Neighbor on the Conference Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford, and Sen. Cindy Holscher are appointed to replace Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg, and Sen. Marci Francisco on the Conference Committee
upper
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 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 104, Nay 10, Absent 11
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar 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

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