SESSION OF 2025
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2048
As Recommended by House Committee on
Insurance
Brief*
HB 2048 would remove the requirements of certain
reporting by the Commissioner of Insurance (Commissioner)
and amend the definition of “person” in law regarding
violations of insurance law by removing references to specific
entities under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner for the
purpose of determining violations of Kansas insurance law.
Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Insurance at the request of a representative of the Kansas
Insurance Department (Department).
[Note: A companion bill, SB 27, was introduced in the
Senate.]
House Committee on Insurance
In the House Committee hearing, proponent testimony
was provided by a representative of the Department. The
proponent indicated the bill would eliminate required reporting
by the Commissioner to the Governor of its annual report and
eliminate a reference to a 1993 report. The Department noted
their annual report is available on the Department’s website.
The proponent also stated the bill would simplify the definition
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
https://klrd.gov/ of “person” and would removed specific entities from the
definition.
No other testimony was provided.
Following discussion on the bill on January 29, 2025, the
House Committee recommended the bill be placed on the
Consent Calendar.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, the Department indicates enactment of
the bill would not have a fiscal effect.
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