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Eileen summarized the bill: \"House Bill 2,335 for the third time would amend KSA 40 dash 3,401. This would amend the definition of health care provider to include maternity center to the definition, and that would be maternity center only if it has been granted accreditation by the commission for accreditation of birth centers and is a maternity center as defined in KSA 65 dash 5 0 3.\" Committee members moved the bill in short order: Representative Bergquist moved to approve and Representative Proctor seconded. The bill was approved by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript.

The committee did not record additional details about fiscal impact, implementation timing, or how accreditation status would be verified for insurance purposes. The transcript contains no public comment or testimony opposing or supporting the bill during the recorded action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Committee on Insurance 02/17/2025","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 23‑35, approved by the Committee on Insurance, would amend KSA 40‑3401 to include accredited maternity centers in the definition of health care provider for insurance purposes if they are accredited by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers and meet the KSA 65‑503 definition.","taxTitle","Committee on Insurance, Standing, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Kansas","taxId",19124,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6325969,"Committee advances captive-insurance overhaul with fee amendment",164,280000,444000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2330343-6974361d595a6a9e8dd6185ceba74e29&start=280&end=444","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2330343-6974361d595a6a9e8dd6185ceba74e29/thumbnail_280000.jpg","/articles/6325969/Kansas/Committee-advances-captive-insurance-overhaul-with-fee-amendment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6325969-bfad3664b2155acd8b22113be38db731/orig.mp4?Expires=1771127491&Signature=EPWZTuKBsx3VBbKEbTyW0XOqcJuVfeE4xksfe-bzy5TNVxNJ6~0GLnPQ0Ttb0qIH28UWSEfNU-WFx9Xj0D3vGEQq1RPGqxjKR2hjeOLsvdZZ4afSk68y4fKLL04vXWqJ-D6BII1V~Jx4lUOUlu7IitnNF9G6nuxBD1b-lvqc40KA6xcUovkzwerSSa2FGSYFcoauK7aGI4qQZd9Z5A8BLYAWwpq4SmVyBTLubz2m68S9p2J5gfIlH51XUPDE-ATgTLgXILX~8WEqib8T7fEEyTH2NkSxF7iC2L8t8nqWFEOlwxXruhf3sJRVq9r0aDpZ6MIojcdAynqrLoaF0hff7Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Committee on Insurance voted to pass House Bill 23‑34 favorably out of committee after discussion and a single adopted amendment. The bill updates terms, conditions, and definitions in the Kansas Captive Insurance Act, authorizes provisional certificates of authority and would enact the Kansas Protected Cell Captive Insurance Company Act, according to the committee staff summary.

Eileen, the committee staff member summarizing the bill, told members: \"House Bill 23 34 updates certain terms, conditions, and definitions to the Captive Insurance Act. It provides for provisional certificates of authority and also would enact the Kansas protected cell captive insurance company act.\" Representative Tarwater proposed an amendment changing a fixed renewal/application fee to a discretionary cap; as Tarwater asked during discussion, the fee language on page 12 would be changed so the commissioner could charge \"up to 2,500\" instead of a flat $2,500.

Representative Proctor seconded the amendment; the committee approved the Tarwater amendment by voice vote and then passed the bill as amended on a subsequent voice vote. Representative Naber moved to pass the bill favorably for passage; the motion was renewed on the floor by Representative Neighbour before the final voice vote. The transcript does not record individual roll-call tallies for either the amendment or the final passage.

Committee members noted the bill contains \"a lot of meat\" and that extensive testimony had been heard at the prior hearing. No other amendments or implementation deadlines were recorded in the transcript.

Because the bill amends statutory definitions and creates a new protected-cell structure, it would alter statutory supervision and fee authority under the state's captive insurance framework; the transcript does not specify fiscal impact estimates or effective dates.","The Committee on Insurance passed House Bill 23‑34, which updates the Captive Insurance Act and enacts a protected-cell captive statute; members adopted an amendment allowing the commissioner discretion to set a renewal/application fee of up to $2,500.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6325973,"Committee approves bill to rename insurance agency, reorganize securities office",86,135000,221000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2330343-6974361d595a6a9e8dd6185ceba74e29&start=135&end=221","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2330343-6974361d595a6a9e8dd6185ceba74e29/thumbnail_135000.jpg","/articles/6325973/Kansas/Committee-approves-bill-to-rename-insurance-agency-reorganize-securities-office","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6325973-c30ecb9fa69925ef5e8575b1f9ea385a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771127491&Signature=fDg6ViDc~9tm5Ep~4N5Cmg76~cj-GrwYA8ZEBJcVirzCfhOgO-phRWdpHb7lQ3BhTf~rvnV6j~-E73igewVp4wdzzJBtaFIuPtZJH4I~nzadkG-SHsYNJcZmgYgU~JL-wUhVQYEPUeE8J2BupJhlzY0qK~L84pJKWt~5AOXvhTU2QLM4OB64ABoj5lHPZtzMfqW8Uy48oOONXGmQIlVeJksbrHGavkaFYKBWPKZn2NhYgaRfBwSfjV1SmLn5Ug~wE2MnpxtW~FSM-zUCaXHfUb~V46S44o4EiVv7ufnz~gI8nXnpHClxzHw-YlZ~TLkfn2tVR21-bl-2dnHkwnNpIA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Committee on Insurance voted to pass House Bill 23‑33 on a voice vote after a brief discussion. The bill would rename the Kansas insurance department as the Kansas Department of Insurance and reorganize the Office of the Securities Commissioner as the Department of Insurance Securities Division. It would also change the title of the Securities Commissioner to Department of Insurance Assistant Commissioner, Securities Division, and remove the current requirement that the securities commissioner nomination be confirmed by the Kansas Senate.

The bill summary was presented by Eileen, who told the committee: \"House Bill 23 33 is affectionately known as the name change bill. This is the bill that would rename the Kansas insurance department as the Kansas Department of Insurance. The Office of the Securities Commissioner of Kansas would be the Department of Insurance Securities Division.\" That presentation also noted the re-titling of the securities post and the elimination of the Senate-confirmation requirement.

Committee members offered only light remarks and jokes about letterhead and implementation timing; no technical amendments were offered. Representative Deibert moved to pass the bill favorably; Representative Penn seconded the motion. The committee approved the bill by voice vote. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally.

The change is statutory and would require amendment of existing Kansas statutes that currently reference the Office of the Securities Commissioner and the Department of Insurance. The committee did not provide an implementation timeline in the discussion recorded in the transcript.

The committee adjourned after finishing three bills on the agenda; no next-step directions or report-back deadlines for HB 23‑33 were stated in the recorded proceedings.","The Committee on Insurance voted to pass House Bill 23‑33, which renames the state insurance agency and moves the Office of the Securities Commissioner into a securities division under the renamed department while removing the current Senate-confirmation requirement for that post.","actionData","errors"]

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