Kansas 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2096 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/19/2023

                    Session of 2023
HOUSE BILL No. 2096
By Committee on Insurance
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AN ACT concerning insurance; relating to premium tax; adjusting the 
basis upon which certain premium tax calculations are made; requiring 
such premium taxes to be paid 90 days after each calendar year and 
basing such premium taxes upon the gross premiums collected for the 
previous calendar year; amending K.S.A. 12-2624 and 44-588 and 
repealing the existing sections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 12-2624 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12-
2624. In addition to the fees required to be paid in K.S.A. 12-2622 12-
2623, and amendments thereto, and as a condition precedent to the 
continuation of the certificate of authority provided in this act, all group-
funded pools shall pay no not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal 
calendar year a tax upon the annual Kansas gross premium collected by 
the pool at the rate of 1% per annum applied to the collective premium 
relating to all Kansas members of the pool for the preceding fiscal 
calendar year. In the computation of the tax, all pools shall be entitled to 
deduct any annual Kansas gross premiums returned on account of 
cancellation or dividends returned to members of such pools or 
expenditures used for the purchase of specific and aggregate excess 
insurance, as provided in subsection (h) of K.S.A. 12-2618(h), and 
amendments thereto.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 44-588 is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-588. 
In addition to the fees required to be paid in K.S.A. 44-587, and 
amendments thereto, and as a condition precedent to the continuation of 
the certificate of authority provided in this act, all group-funded workers' 
compensation funds shall pay no not later than 90 days after the end of 
each fiscal calendar year a tax upon the annual Kansas gross premium 
collected by the pool at the rate of 1% per annum applied to the collective 
premium relating to all Kansas members of the pool for the preceding 
fiscal calendar year. In the computation of the tax, all pools shall be 
entitled to deduct any annual Kansas gross premiums returned on account 
of cancellation or dividends returned to members of such pools or 
expenditures used for the purchase of specific and aggregate excess 
insurance, as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 44-582(a), and 
amendments thereto.
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Sec. 3. K.S.A. 12-2624 and 44-588 are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its 
publication in the statute book.
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