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SB 24 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Expanding the postsecondary educational institutions eligible to participate in the Kansas promise scholarship program and increasing the maximum annual appropriation limit.

The bill title mentions expanding scholarship eligibility, but the provided bill text (SB 24) actually concerns insurance regulations, not education. The bill amends multiple Kansas insurance statutes (e.g., 40-205a, 40-218) to authorize the insurance commissioner to set and publish annual fees for licenses and legal processes. It requires the commissioner to publish these fees in the Kansas Register by December 1 each year and specifies procedures for serving legal process on insurance companies. The bill does not address scholarship programs or educational institutions as implied in the title. This appears to be a discrepancy between the title and the actual legislative text.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Vetoed
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Vetoed Apr 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Amended by House Committee → Enrolled · 7 edits
MODERATE
This bill completely replaces an insurance regulation bill with a new education bill focused on the Kansas Promise Scholarship. The new law expands eligibility to include private non-profit and state-recognized institutions, sets a $15 million annual funding cap, and establishes specific income limits for recipients.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from regulating insurance company licensing and fees to establishing and funding a postsecondary scholarship program.
SCOPE

Removed all provisions regarding insurance commissioner authority, licensing fees, and service of process rules.

Added a new scholarship program that covers tuition, fees, and books for eligible students.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded eligible institutions to include private non-profits and state-recognized colleges, in addition to community and technical colleges.

Set household income limits at $100,000 for one or two people, $150,000 for three people, and $4,800 more for each additional member.

FISCAL

Increased the maximum annual appropriation for the scholarship program from $10 million to $15 million.

REQUIREMENT

Added a lifetime cap of $20,000 or 68 credit hours per student and restricted funds from covering remedial courses.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date of the new scholarship program to begin on July 1, 2026.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025 · House Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 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
25
Key actions
18
Committee
12
Apr 11, 2025
Vetoed
The Legislature having adjourned sine die on April 11, 2025, there was no opportunity to reconsider and the veto is sustained.
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Friday, April 25, 2025
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 76, Nay 48, Absent 1
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas and Sen. Dinah Sykes appointed as second conferees
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill appointed as second conferees
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report now available
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rep. Susan Estes, Rep. Kyle McNorton, and Rep. Jerry Stogsdill 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. Renee Erickson, Sen. Adam Thomas, and Sen. Dinah Sykes are appointed to replace Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg, and Sen. Marci Francisco on the Conference Committee
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp and Rep. Cindy Neighbor appointed as conferees
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Marci Francisco
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 106, Nay 17, Absent 2
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Insurance
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Insurance
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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