HB 2245

Kansas House bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 10, 2026.

HB2245 - Transferring officers, employees, powers, duties and functions relating to the state health care benefits program from the division of the state employee health benefits plan of the department of administration to the insurance department, establishing the commissioner of insurance as the chairperson of the Kansas state employees health care commission, providing that all management functions of such commission be administered by the commissioner of insurance and eliminating a pilot program regarding employer contributions for certain children.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-HB-2245
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Financial Institutions and Insurance
House in_committee 2026-04-10
Healthcare Insurance / Consumer Protection Labor / Employment
Summary

Transferring officers, employees, powers, duties and functions relating to the state health care benefits program from the division of the state employee health benefits plan of the department of administration to the insurance department, establishing the commissioner of insurance as the chairperson of the Kansas state employees health care commission, providing that all management functions of such commission be administered by the commissioner of insurance and eliminating a pilot program regarding employer contributions for certain children.

Sponsor
House Committee on Insurance
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-02-04 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-10 Status in_committee
2026-04-10 Latest Action Died in Senate Committee
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