SB23 — Requiring agents and insurers to respond to inquiries from the commissioner of insurance within 14 calendar days and authorizing certain rebate pilot programs to exceed one year in duration.
Last action — Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 16, 2025. It awaits signature.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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To Executive
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
AN ACT concerning insurance; relating to the regulation thereof; reorganizing certain provisions that apply to foreign insurance companies seeking authorization to do business in Kansas; authorizing the suspension or revocation of a nonresident agent's license without notice and opportunity for a hearing after 30 days following notification to the commissioner that such nonresident agent no longer holds a home state license; requiring the commissioner of insurance to notify certain nonresident agents in writing of the revocation of such nonresident's license; requiring agents and public adjusters to respond to inquiries from the commissioner of insurance within 14 calendar days; amending K.S.A. 40-209 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 40-4906, 40-4909 and 40-5510 and repealing the existing sections.
Bill Text
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Read SB23 on the official Kansas source →Action History
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Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
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Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
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Conference Committee Report was adopted
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Conference Committee Report was adopted
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Conference committee report now available
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Motion to accede adopted; Representative Sutton, Representative Bergkamp, Representative Neighbor, , appointed as conferees
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Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed , and
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Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended
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Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
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Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
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Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
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Committee of the Whole - Now working on
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Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
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Hearing: Monday, March 3, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N
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Referred to House Committee on Insurance
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Received and Introduced
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Final Action - Passed as amended
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Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
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Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
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Committee of the Whole - Now working on
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Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
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Hearing: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 546-S
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Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
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Introduced
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on · 16 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (164)
164 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 164 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cindy Holscher | Democrat | Yea |
| David Haley | Democrat | Yea |
| Dinah Sykes | Democrat | Yea |
| Ethan Corson | Democrat | Yea |
| Marci Francisco | Democrat | Yea |
| Oletha Faust Goudeau | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Pettey | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick Schmidt | Democrat | Yea |
| Silas Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Beverly Gossage | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Starnes | Republican | Yea |
| Brenda Dietrich | Republican | Yea |
| Caryn Tyson | Republican | Yea |
| Chase Blasi | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Bowser | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Shane | Republican | Yea |
| Elaine Bowers | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Klemp | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Claeys | Republican | Yea |
| Kellie Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Kenny Titus | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Alley | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Fagg | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Argabright | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Petersen | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Renee Erickson | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Billinger | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Kloos | Republican | Yea |
| Ronald Ryckman | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Owens | Republican | Yea |
| TJ Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Shallenburger | Republican | Yea |
| Tory Marie Blew | Republican | Yea |
| Ty Masterson | Republican | Yea |
| Virgil Peck | Republican | Yea |
| William Clifford | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 123 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (125)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abi Boatman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alexis Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Ballard | Democrat | Yea |
| Brandon Woodard | Democrat | Yea |
| Brooklynne Mosley | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Neighbor | Democrat | Yea |
| Dan Osman | Democrat | Yea |
| Ford Carr | Democrat | Yea |
| Heather Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Henry Helgerson | Democrat | Yea |
| Jarrod Ousley | Democrat | Yea |
| Jerry Stogsdill | Democrat | Yea |
| Jo Ella Hoye | Democrat | Yea |
| John Alcala | Democrat | Yea |
| John Carmichael | Democrat | Yea |
| KC Ohaebosim | Democrat | Yea |
| Kirk Haskins | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Featherston | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsay Vaughn | Democrat | Yea |
| Louis Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Lynn Melton | Democrat | Yea |
| Mari-Lynn Poskin | Democrat | Yea |
| Melissa Oropeza | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Amyx | Democrat | Yea |
| Nikki McDonald | Democrat | Yea |
| Pam Curtis | Democrat | Yea |
| Rui Xu | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Sawyer Clayton | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne Wikle | Democrat | Yea |
| Sydney Carlin | Democrat | Yea |
| Tobias Schlingensiepen | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Sawyer | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Valdenia Winn | Democrat | Yea |
| Virgil Weigel | Democrat | Yea |
| Wanda Brownlee Paige | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Turk | Republican | Yea |
| Allen Reavis | Republican | Yea |
| Angela Stiens | Republican | Yea |
| Angelina Roeser | Republican | Yea |
| Avery Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Barb Wasinger | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Rhiley | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Sutton | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Brett Fairchild | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Bergkamp | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Caiharr | Republican | Yea |
| Charlotte Esau | Republican | Yea |
| Chip VanHouden | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Croft | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Clarke Sanders | Republican | Yea |
| Courtney Sappington | Republican | Yea |
| Cyndi Howerton | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Helwig | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Goddard | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Hawkins | Republican | Yea |
| David Buehler | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn Wolf | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Blex | Republican | Yea |
| Duane Droge | Republican | Yea |
| Emil Bergquist | Republican | Yea |
| Francis Awerkamp | Republican | Not Voting |
| Fred Gardner | Republican | Yea |
| Gary White | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Jason W. Goetz | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Borjon | Republican | Yea |
| Jill Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Minnix | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Seiwert | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Corbet | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rahjes | Republican | Yea |
| Kenneth Collins | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Schwertfeger | Republican | Yea |
| Kristey Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Hoffman | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle McNorton | Republican | Yea |
| Kyler Sweely | Republican | Yea |
| Lance W. Neelly | Republican | Yea |
| Laura Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Bohi | Republican | Yea |
| Leah Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Leo Delperdang | Republican | Yea |
| Lewis "Bill" Bloom | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa M. Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Lon Pishny | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Schreiber | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Long | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Steele | Republican | Yea |
| Mike King | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Storm | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Hoheisel | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Proctor | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Waggoner | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Schmoe | Republican | Yea |
| Rick James | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Wilborn | Republican | Yea |
| Robyn R. Essex | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Bryce | Republican | Yea |
| Ronald Ellis | Republican | Yea |
| Samantha Poetter Parshall | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Pickert | Republican | Yea |
| Sean Tarwater | Republican | Yea |
| Sean Willcott | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Francis | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn Chauncey | Republican | Yea |
| Sherri Brantley | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Brunk | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Huebert | Republican | Yea |
| Steven K. Howe | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Estes | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Humphries | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Kessler | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Waymaster | Republican | Yea |
| Webster T. Roth | Republican | Yea |
| Will Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 84 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 20 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 107 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 13% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (125)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barth | — | Yea |
| Penn | — | Yea |
| Resman | — | Yea |
| Alexis Simmons | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Angela Martinez | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Ballard | Democrat | Yea |
| Brandon Woodard | Democrat | Yea |
| Brooklynne Mosley | Democrat | Nay |
| Cindy Neighbor | Democrat | Yea |
| Dan Osman | Democrat | Yea |
| Ford Carr | Democrat | Nay |
| Heather Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Henry Helgerson | Democrat | Yea |
| Jarrod Ousley | Democrat | Nay |
| Jerry Stogsdill | Democrat | Yea |
| Jo Ella Hoye | Democrat | Yea |
| John Alcala | Democrat | Yea |
| John Carmichael | Democrat | Nay |
| KC Ohaebosim | Democrat | Nay |
| Kirk Haskins | Democrat | Nay |
| Linda Featherston | Democrat | Nay |
| Lindsay Vaughn | Democrat | Nay |
| Louis Ruiz | Democrat | Nay |
| Lynn Melton | Democrat | Nay |
| Mari-Lynn Poskin | Democrat | Nay |
| Melissa Oropeza | Democrat | Nay |
| Mike Amyx | Democrat | Yea |
| Nikki McDonald | Democrat | Yea |
| Pam Curtis | Democrat | Yea |
| Rui Xu | Democrat | Nay |
| Silas Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Sawyer Clayton | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne Wikle | Democrat | Yea |
| Sydney Carlin | Democrat | Yea |
| Tobias Schlingensiepen | Democrat | Nay |
| Tom Sawyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Valdenia Winn | Democrat | Yea |
| Virgil Weigel | Democrat | Yea |
| Wanda Brownlee Paige | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Turk | Republican | Yea |
| Allen Reavis | Republican | Yea |
| Angela Stiens | Republican | Yea |
| Angelina Roeser | Republican | Yea |
| Avery Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Barb Wasinger | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Rhiley | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Sutton | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Brett Fairchild | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Bergkamp | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Charlotte Esau | Republican | Yea |
| Chip VanHouden | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chris Croft | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Clarke Sanders | Republican | Yea |
| Cyndi Howerton | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Helwig | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Goddard | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Hawkins | Republican | Yea |
| David Buehler | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn Wolf | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Blex | Republican | Yea |
| Duane Droge | Republican | Yea |
| Emil Bergquist | Republican | Yea |
| Francis Awerkamp | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Gardner | Republican | Yea |
| Gary White | Republican | Yea |
| Jason W. Goetz | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Borjon | Republican | Yea |
| Jill Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Minnix | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Seiwert | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Corbet | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rahjes | Republican | Yea |
| Kenneth Collins | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Schwertfeger | Republican | Yea |
| Kristey Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Hoffman | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle McNorton | Republican | Yea |
| Kyler Sweely | Republican | Yea |
| Lance W. Neelly | Republican | Yea |
| Laura Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Bohi | Republican | Yea |
| Leah Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Leo Delperdang | Republican | Yea |
| Lewis "Bill" Bloom | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa M. Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Lon Pishny | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Schreiber | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Long | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Steele | Republican | Yea |
| Mike King | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Hoheisel | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Proctor | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Waggoner | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Schmoe | Republican | Yea |
| Rick James | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Wilborn | Republican | Yea |
| Robyn R. Essex | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Bryce | Republican | Yea |
| Ronald Ellis | Republican | Yea |
| Samantha Poetter Parshall | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Pickert | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Sean Tarwater | Republican | Yea |
| Sean Willcott | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Francis | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn Chauncey | Republican | Yea |
| Sherri Brantley | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Huebert | Republican | Yea |
| Steven K. Howe | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Estes | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Humphries | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Kessler | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Waymaster | Republican | Yea |
| Webster T. Roth | Republican | Yea |
| Will Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ware | — | Yea |
| Cindy Holscher | Democrat | Yea |
| David Haley | Democrat | Yea |
| Dinah Sykes | Democrat | Yea |
| Ethan Corson | Democrat | Yea |
| Marci Francisco | Democrat | Yea |
| Oletha Faust Goudeau | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Pettey | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick Schmidt | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Beverly Gossage | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Starnes | Republican | Yea |
| Brenda Dietrich | Republican | Yea |
| Caryn Tyson | Republican | Yea |
| Chase Blasi | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Bowser | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Shane | Republican | Yea |
| Elaine Bowers | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Klemp | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Claeys | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Claeys | Republican | Yea |
| Kellie Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Kenny Titus | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Alley | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Fagg | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Argabright | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Petersen | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Renee Erickson | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Billinger | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Kloos | Republican | Yea |
| Ronald Ryckman | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Owens | Republican | Yea |
| TJ Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Shallenburger | Republican | Yea |
| Tory Marie Blew | Republican | Yea |
| Ty Masterson | Republican | Yea |
| Virgil Peck | Republican | Yea |
| William Clifford | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB23 do?
- AN ACT concerning insurance; relating to the regulation thereof; reorganizing certain provisions that apply to foreign insurance companies seeking authorization to do business in Kansas; authorizing the suspension or revocation of a nonresident agent's license without notice and opportunity for a hearing after 30 days following notification to the commissioner that such nonresident agent no longer holds a home state license; requiring the commissioner of insurance to notify certain nonresident agents in writing of the revocation of such nonresident's license; requiring agents and public adjusters to respond to inquiries from the commissioner of insurance within 14 calendar days; amending K.S.A. 40-209 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 40-4906, 40-4909 and 40-5510 and repealing the existing sections.
- Who sponsors SB23?
- SB23 is sponsored by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.
- What is the current status of SB23?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 16, 2025. It awaits signature.
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