Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 147 — Modifying uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage liability limitations for bodily injury or death.

Last action — Died in Committee

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies automobile liability insurance requirements for uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage in Kansas.

  • K.S.A. 40-284

    the amount of damages for bodily injury or death to which the insured is legally entitled from the owner or operator of another motor vehicle with coverage limits equal to the limits of liability provided by such uninsured motorist coverage to the extent such coverage exceeds the limits of damages exceed the proceeds reasonably available to the insured from the bodily injury coverage carried by the owner or operator of the other motor vehicle. → the amount of damages for bodily injury or death to which the insured is legally entitled from the owner or operator of another motor vehicle with coverage limits equal to the limits of liability provided by such uninsured motorist coverage to the extent such coverage exceeds the proceeds reasonably available to the insured from the bodily injury coverage carried by the owner or operator of the other motor vehicle.

    This change clarifies the coverage limits for damages that can be claimed from an underinsured motorist.

  • K.S.A. 40-284

    shall be a rejection on behalf of all parties insured by the policy. → shall be a rejection on behalf of all parties insured by the policy.

    This change maintains the collective rejection of uninsured motorist coverage for all parties under the policy.

  • K.S.A. 40-284

    The underinsured motorist coverage insurer is shall then be subrogated to the insured's right of recovery to the extent of such payment and any settlement under the underinsured motorist coverage. → The underinsured motorist coverage insurer shall then be subrogated to the insured's right of recovery to the extent of such payment and any settlement under the underinsured motorist coverage.

    This ensures that subrogation rights are clearly defined, allowing the insurer to recover payments made to the insured.

  • K.S.A. 40-284

    must shall be given by certified mail → must be given by certified mail

    This change corrects the phrasing for notice requirements without altering the legal standard.

Action History

  1. Died in Committee

  2. Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

  3. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 147?
SB 147 is sponsored by Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.
What is the current status of SB 147?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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