Bill |
Description |
Committee |
Hearing Date |
Status |
Remarks/Position |
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2011 Senate Bills |
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Allows high risk health insurance pool to accept children under the age of 19 and increases the lifetime limit from 2 to 3 million |
Hse Health & Human Services |
3/14/11 |
Passed Senate |
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Concerning the RBC requirements for certain insurers |
Hse Insurance |
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Passed Senate |
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Allows those whose driving privileges have been revoked for habitual violations to obtain a class C license to operate motorized bicycles. |
Hse Judiciary |
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Passed Senate |
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Concerns health insurance, regarding review of health care decisions, time frame |
Hse Insurance |
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Passed Senate |
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Increases the number of continuing education credits required for licensed insurance agents |
Sen FI&I |
3/14/11 |
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neutral |
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Creates an assessment for paying interest on money borrowed for unemployment insurance fund |
General Order House |
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Passed Senate |
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Removes the mandatory participation requirements for group life insurance |
Hse Insurance |
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Passed Senate |
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Tort claims act – dentistry by charitable health care providers |
Hse Judiciary |
3/17/11 |
Passed Senate |
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Increasing availability and access to dental care. |
Sen PH&W |
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Regarding technology and exchange of health information. |
Hse Health & Human Services |
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Passed Senate |
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Creates licensure for advanced practice registered nurse |
Hse Health & Human Services |
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Passed Senate |
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Uninsured motorists cannot collect non-economic damages |
Hse Insurance |
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Passed Senate |
support |
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Pharmacy audit integrity act. |
Final Action Senate |
3/10/11 |
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Enacting the Kansas Adverse Medical Outcome Transparency Act. |
Sen Judiciary |
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Enforcement of employee misclassification by the attorney general. |
Sen Commerce |
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Full and fair noneconomic damages act. |
Sen Judiciary |
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Enacting the health care freedom act. |
Sen FI & I |
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Bill creates the portable electronics insurance act. |
Hse Insurance |
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Passed Senate |
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Multi-State surplus lines agreement (NAIC model) |
Sen Ways & Means |
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Kansas life and health guaranty association act. |
Hse Insurance |
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Passed Senate |
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EMS board operating fund, fire service training program fund of university of Kansas and fire marshal fee fund share administrative expense reimbursement to general fund |
Not Yet Assigned |
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Passed Senate |
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Concerning motor vehicles; relating to safety belts |
Sen Transportation |
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Insurance; allowing trust companies as a nominee |
Not Yet Assigned |
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Passed Senate |
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Surplus lines insurance, multi-state compliance compact (NCOIL model) |
General Order Senate |
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Defines a “lightweight roadable vehicle” that must be registered with and flown under the direction of the FAA – essentially registers and governs cars that fly. |
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Constitutional amendment to preserve Kansans right to choose health care services and participate in a health insurance plan |
Sen Judiciary |
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2011 House Bills |
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Amends the rules and regulations filing act, |
General Order Senate |
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Passed House |
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Uniform trust code; insurable interest of trustee. |
General Order Senate |
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Passed House |
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Expands the definition of “charitable health care providers” for the purpose of the Kansas Tort Claims Act |
General Order Senate |
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Passed House |
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Continuation of certain exceptions to disclosure under the Open Records Act |
General Order Senate |
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Passed House |
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Duties after motor vehicle collision |
General Order Senate |
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Passed House |
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Allows those driving motorcycles to turn left on a red light if the light does not turn green after a specified period of time |
Hse COW |
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Stricken from Calendar |
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Adverse medical outcomes – expressing regret or sympathy inadmissable |
Sen Judiciary |
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Passed House |
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Inheritance rights; automatically revoking ex-spouses inheritance rights upon divorce. |
Sen Judiciary |
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Passed House |
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Exempts trade secrets and copyrighted material from disclosure in open records request |
Sen FI&I |
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Passed House |
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KID anti-fraud program, extension of exception to open records act disclosure |
Sen FI&I
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3/14/11 |
Passed House |
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Increasing time in which filings made to the insurance commissioner of municipal pools must be reviewed |
Sen FI&I |
3/15/11 |
Passed House |
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Increasing amount of time worker’s compensation pools have to file their end of year financial statements |
Sen FI&I |
3/15/11 |
Passed House |
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Relating to prefinanced funeral agreements. |
Sen Public Health & Welfare |
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Passed House |
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Requires title companies owned by a title insurer to have an annual audit of accounts conducted by a cpa |
Hse Insurance |
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Prevents municipalities from requiring for residential fire protection sprinkler system |
Sen Local Government |
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Passed House |
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Regarding unemployment benefits for school bus drivers |
Hse Commerce & Eco Devo |
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Concerning trespass and liability - exceptions |
Hse Judiciary |
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Prohibits accident response service fees on individuals or insurance companies |
Sen FI&I |
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Passed House |
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Provides that statements of regret, sympathy, etc. would not be admissible as evidence |
Hse Judiciary |
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Enacting the health care freedom act |
House COW |
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General Order to be Passed |
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Amends workers compensation statutes |
Sen Commerce |
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Passed House |
support |
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Prohibiting health insurance plans from creating specialty tiers within their prescription medication benefits and prohibiting a discriminatory practice relating to prescription medications |
Hse Insurance |
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Modernizes the work comp assigned risk pool rating – would allow surcharges on premium of $2250 and under |
Sen FI&I |
3/16/11 |
Passed House |
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Consumer protection; relating to automatic renewals. |
Hse Judiciary |
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Limiting liability of property owners; noncommercial aviation activities. |
Hse Agriculture & Natural Resources |
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Would require drivers to yield the right-of-way to U.S. Postal Service; it also increases the fines for unlawful display of a license plate and unlawful text messaging |
Sen Transportation
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Removes the requirement that a person renewing a vehicle’s registration sign a certification that he/she has insurance – they only have to sign a certification once. |
Sen Transportation |
3/15/11 |
Passed the House |
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Expands the definition of “recreational purpose” to include “noncommercial aviation activities” for the purpose of limiting property owners liability for privat property recreational activities |
General Order Senate |
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Passed House |
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Would allow motorcyclists to turn left on a red light if the red light does not change to green with a specified amount of time |
Sen Transportation |
3/16/11 |
Passed House |
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Series limited liabilities comanies |
Hse Judiciary |
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Individual market health inusrance rate review act. |
Hse Insurance |
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Insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder. |
Hse Insurance |
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Promoting employment across Kansas act; qualification for benefits. |
General Order House |
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Insurance; providing coverage for hearing aids. |
Hse Insurance |
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Amending the culpability for the unlawful possession of prescription drugs. |
Hse Corrections & Juvenile Justice |
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Fire marshal; investigating authority |
Hse Judiciary |
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Private rights of action; restrictions. |
Hse Judiciary |
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Relating to the collection f licenses, fees, charges, taxes, and exactions |
Hse Government Efficiency |
3/14/11 |
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Health insurance; provider payments; no variation based upon the identity of the health insurer. |
Hse Insurance |
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Health insurance; mandate lite health benefit plans, commissions, specially designed policies. |
Hse Insurance |
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Appropriations for autism waiver for fiscal year 2012 |
Hse Appropriations |
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Requiring automobile liability insurance policies to provide uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage for any person occupying the insured motor vehicle. |
Hse Insurance |
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Accident and health insurance; excluding coverage for certain abortions. |
Hse Appropriations |
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Prohibiting state employees from receiving benefits and reimbursements for abortion procedures under a state health savings account plan. |
Hse Appropriations |
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Protects consumers in times of catastrophic loss |
Hse Insurance |
3/14/11 |
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Accident and health insurance; excluding coverage for certain abortions. |
Sen Judiciary |
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Adopted as amended |
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Reorganizing the KHPA into KDHE |
Senate Ways & Means |
02/16/11 |
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Resolution supporting the attorney general’s legal challenge of the health care reform legislation |
Hse Health & Human Services |
03/08/11 |
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