Application to successor corporations; exceptions

50-1303. Application to successor corporations; exceptions. (a) The limitations in K.S.A. 50-1304, and amendments thereto, shall apply to any successor corporation. The limitations of K.S.A. 50-1304, and amendments thereto, shall not apply to: (1) Workers' compensation benefits paid by or on behalf of an employer to an employee under the provisions of chapter 44 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or a comparable workers' compensation law of another jurisdiction; (2) any claim against a corporation that does not constitute a successor asbestos-related liability; (3) any obligation under the national labor relations act, 29 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., or under any collective bargaining agreement; or (4) a successor that, after a merger or consolidation, continued in the business of mining asbestos or in the business of selling or distributing asbestos fibers or in the business of manufacturing, distributing, removing or installing asbestos-containing products which were the same or substantially the same as those products previously manufactured, distributed, removed, or installed by the transferor. History: L. 2014, ch. 45, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026