Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB28

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/17/25  
Report Pass
2/3/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Refer
2/25/25  

Caption

Updating public adjuster and insurance agent statutes pertaining to suspension, revocation, denial of licensure and licensure renewal.

Impact

The proposed changes aim to create a stricter regulatory framework to ensure that licensed insurance professionals adhere to ethical standards and legal requirements. By clarifying the grounds for disciplinary actions and the duration of licensing ineligibility, SB28 seeks to protect consumers and enhance the integrity of the insurance sector in Kansas. This legislation is significant for maintaining a professional atmosphere and responding to potential misconduct within the insurance industry.

Summary

Senate Bill 28 focuses on updating the statutes concerning the licensing requirements for insurance agents and public adjusters in Kansas. Specifically, it addresses the conditions under which the commissioner of insurance may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse the renewal of licenses. The bill outlines various violations that could lead to such actions, including providing false information in applications, committing insurance fraud, and failing to comply with legal obligations such as child support and state income tax. Additionally, it establishes that an individual whose license has been revoked is ineligible to apply for a new license for a set period, emphasizing accountability within the insurance profession.

Contention

Notably, the bill could provoke discussions regarding the balance between consumer protection and ensuring fair access to licensing for otherwise qualified individuals who may have faced past legal challenges. Some individuals may argue that certain provisions, especially those related to felony convictions, could unjustly limit opportunities for rehabilitation and reintegration into the workforce. However, supporters may contend that these stringent measures are necessary to deter fraudulent behavior and maintain trust in the insurance system.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.