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HB 2046 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Authorizing insurers to file certain travel insurance policies under the accident and health line of insurance.

HB 2046 changes how certain travel insurance policies are classified in Kansas. It allows insurers to file travel insurance covering sickness, accidents, disability, or death during travel under the "accident and health" insurance line instead of the previous "inland marine" requirement. This applies to individual, group, or blanket policies and gives insurers flexibility in how they categorize these policies for rate and form filing. The bill directly affects insurance companies selling travel coverage with health/accident components, streamlining their regulatory filing process.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Apr 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Amended by Senate Committee · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill's effective date was modified to include publication in the Kansas Register, a standard requirement for state laws to ensure public notice. This change clarifies the procedural step required before the law becomes active, ensuring transparency and accessibility for citizens and businesses.
TIMELINE

The effective date provision was updated to require publication in the Kansas Register in addition to the statute book, ensuring the law is publicly accessible before it takes effect.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2025 · House Feb 14, 2025

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 19, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
31 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Sen. Caryn Tyson, Sen. Virgil Peck, and Sen. Ethan Corson are appointed to replace Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg, and Sen. Marci Francisco on the Conference Committee
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Carl Turner, and Rep. Tom Sawyer are appointed to replace Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp, and Rep. Cindy Neighbor on the Conference Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp and Rep. Cindy Neighbor
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 118, Nay 0, Absent 7
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed 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

No sponsor information available.