# Kansas HB 2048: Eliminating the requirement that the commissioner submit certain reports to the governor and removing certain specific entities from the definition of person for the purpose of enforcing insurance law.

Kansas HB 2048, Eliminating the requirement that the commissioner submit certain reports to the governor and removing certain specific entities from the definition of person for the purpose of enforcing insurance law., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Insurance; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died on Calendar) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2048
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Eliminating the requirement that the commissioner submit certain reports to the governor and removing certain specific entities from the definition of person for the purpose of enforcing insurance law.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died on Calendar
- Sponsor: Committee on Insurance
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on financial institutions and insurance, house committee on insurance
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (290 yes, 24 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Insurance

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 105 Nay: 12 | pass | 105 | 12 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 105 | 12 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-04-10: Died on Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-20: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp and Rep. Cindy Neighbor (House)
- 2025-03-20: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Hearing: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 546-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Final Action - Passed; Yea 105, Nay 12, Absent 8 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by House Committee on Insurance (House)
- 2025-01-27: Hearing: Monday, January 27, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to House Committee on Insurance (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2048/hb2048_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2048/hb2048_00_0000.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed)
- SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed)
- SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed)
- HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed)
- HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law)
- HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed)

## Sources
- [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2048/hb2048_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2048/hb2048_00_0000.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026)
- [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026)
- [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026)
- [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026)
- [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026)
- [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2048-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).