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Session of 2026
SENATE BILL No. 472
By Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
2-4
AN ACT concerning the Kansas department of insurance; relating to the
powers, duties and responsibilities of the commissioner of insurance;
authorizing the commissioner of insurance to set the amount of certain
fees; requiring the publication of such fees in the Kansas register;
eliminating the 10% credit to the state general fund required of fee
agencies as reimbursement for certain services provided by the state;
amending K.S.A. 17-12a205, 17-12a302, 17-12a305, 17-12a410, 17-
12a601, 17-12a605 and 75-3170a and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 40-241 and
40-246b and repealing the existing sections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 17-12a205 is hereby amended to read as follows:
17-12a205. The administrator may by rules and regulations set a fee not to
exceed $2,500 for an application or filing made in connection with any
exemption from securities registration. Not later than December 1 of each
year, the commissioner of insurance shall cause to be published in the
Kansas register the fee required pursuant to this section for the next
calendar year.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 17-12a302 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17-
12a302. (a) Required filing of records. With respect to a federal covered
security, as defined in section 18(b)(2) of the securities act of 1933 (, 15
U.S.C. § 77r(b)(2)), that is not otherwise exempt under K.S.A. 17-12a201
through 17-12a203, and amendments thereto, a rule adopted or order
issued under this act may require the filing of any or all of the following
records:
(1) Before the initial offer of a federal covered security in this state,
all records that are part of a federal registration statement filed with the
securities and exchange commission under the securities act of 1933 and a
consent to service of process complying with K.S.A. 17-12a611, and
amendments thereto, signed by the issuer and the payment of a fee not to
exceed $2,500;
(2) after the initial offer of the federal covered security in this state,
all records that are part of an amendment to a federal registration statement
filed with the securities and exchange commission under the securities act
of 1933; and
(3) to the extent necessary or appropriate to compute fees, a report of
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the value of the federal covered securities sold or offered to persons
present in this state, if the sales data are not included in records filed with
the securities and exchange commission and payment of a fee not to
exceed $2,500.
(b) Notice filing effectiveness and renewal. A notice filing under
subsection (a) is effective for one year commencing on the later of the
notice filing or the effectiveness of the offering filed with the securities
and exchange commission. On or before expiration, the issuer may renew
a notice filing by filing a copy of those records filed by the issuer with the
securities and exchange commission that are required by rule or order
under this act to be filed and by paying a renewal fee not to exceed $2,500.
A previously filed consent to service of process complying with K.S.A.
17-12a611, and amendments thereto, may be incorporated by reference in
a renewal. A renewed notice filing becomes effective upon the expiration
of the filing being renewed.
(c) Notice filings for federal covered securities under section 18(b)(4)
(F). With respect to a security that is a federal covered security under
section 18(b)(4)(F) of the securities act of 1933 (, 15 U.S.C. § 77r(b)(4)
(F)), a rule under this act may require: (1) A notice filing by or on behalf of
an issuer to include a copy of form D, including the appendix, as
promulgated by the securities and exchange commission, and a consent to
service of process complying with K.S.A. 17-12a611, and amendments
thereto, signed by the issuer, not later than 15 days after the first sale of the
federal covered security in this state; and (2) the payment of a fee not to
exceed $2,500 for a timely filing and the payment of a fee not to exceed
$5,000 for any late filing.
(d) Stop orders. Except with respect to a federal security under
section 18(b)(1) of the securities act of 1933 (, 15 U.S.C. § 77r(b)(1) ), if
the administrator finds that there is a failure to comply with a notice or fee
requirement of this section, the administrator may issue a stop order
suspending the offer and sale of a federal covered security in this state. If
the deficiency is corrected, the stop order is void as of the time of its
issuance and no penalty may be imposed by the administrator other than a
late filing fee.
(e) Not later than December 1 of each year, the administrator shall
set and the commissioner of insurance shall cause to be published in the
Kansas register the fees required pursuant to this section for the next
calendar year.
Sec. 3. K.S.A. 17-12a305 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17-
12a305. (a) Who may file. A registration statement may be filed by the
issuer, a person on whose behalf the offering is to be made, or a broker-
dealer registered under this act.
(b) (1) Filing fee. A person filing a registration statement shall pay a
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fee established by the administrator by rule or order, but not more than not
to exceed $2,500 for each year that the registration statement is effective.
If a registration statement is withdrawn before the effective date or a
preeffective stop order is issued under K.S.A. 17-12a306, and amendments
thereto, the administrator shall retain an amount of the fee established by
the administrator by rule or order.
(2) Not later than December 1 of each year, the administrator shall
set and the commissioner of insurance shall cause to be published in the
Kansas register the fee required pursuant to this subsection for the next
calendar year.
(c) Status of offering . A registration statement filed under K.S.A. 17-
12a303 or 17-12a304, and amendments thereto, must specify:
(1) The amount of securities to be offered in this state;
(2) the states in which a registration statement or similar record in
connection with the offering has been or is to be filed; and
(3) any adverse order, judgment, or decree issued in connection with
the offering by a state securities regulator, the securities and exchange
commission, or a court.
(d) Incorporation by reference. A record filed under this act or the
predecessor act within five years preceding the filing of a registration
statement may be incorporated by reference in the registration statement to
the extent that the record is currently accurate.
(e) Nonissuer distribution. In the case of a nonissuer distribution,
information or a record may not be required under subsection (i) or K.S.A.
17-12a304, and amendments thereto, unless it is known to the person filing
the registration statement or to the person on whose behalf the distribution
is to be made or unless it can be furnished by those persons without
unreasonable effort or expense.
(f) Escrow and impoundment. A rule adopted or order issued under
this act may require as a condition of registration that a security issued
within the previous five years or to be issued to a promoter for a
consideration substantially less than the public offering price or to a person
for a consideration other than cash be deposited in escrow; and that the
proceeds from the sale of the registered security in this state be impounded
until the issuer receives a specified amount from the sale of the security
either in this state or elsewhere. The conditions of any escrow or
impoundment required under this subsection may be established by rule
adopted or order issued under this act, but the administrator may not reject
a depository institution solely because of its location in another state.
(g) Form of subscription. A rule adopted or order issued under this act
may require as a condition of registration that a security registered under
this act be sold only on a specified form of subscription or sale contract
and that a signed or conformed copy of each contract be filed under this
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act or preserved for a period specified by the rule or order, which may not
be longer than five years.
(h) Effective period. Except while a stop order is in effect under
K.S.A. 17-12a306, and amendments thereto, a registration statement is
effective for one year after its effective date, or for any longer period
designated by rule adopted or order issued under this act during which the
security is being offered or distributed in a nonexempted transaction by or
for the account of the issuer or other person on whose behalf the offering is
being made or by an underwriter or broker-dealer that is still offering part
of an unsold allotment or subscription taken as a participant in the
distribution. For the purposes of a nonissuer transaction, all outstanding
securities of the same class identified in the registration statement as a
security registered under this act are considered to be registered while the
registration statement is effective. If any securities of the same class are
outstanding, a registration statement may not be withdrawn until one year
after its effective date. A registration statement may be withdrawn only
with the approval of the administrator.
(i) Periodic reports. While a registration statement is effective, a rule
adopted or order issued under this act may require the person that filed the
registration statement to file reports, not more often than quarterly, to keep
the information or other record in the registration statement reasonably
current and to disclose the progress of the offering.
(j) Posteffective amendments. A registration statement shall be
amended after its effective date if there are material changes in
information or documents in the registration statement or if there is an
increase in the aggregate amount of securities offered or sold in this state.
The posteffective amendment becomes effective when filed with the
administrator. If a posteffective amendment is made to increase the
number of securities specified to be offered or sold, the person filing the
amendment shall pay a registration fee based upon the increase in such
price calculated in accordance with the rate and fee specified in subsection
(b). If a posteffective amendment for registration of additional securities
and payment of additional fees is not filed in a timely manner, there shall
be no penalty assessed if the amendment is filed and the additional
registration fee is paid within one year after the date the additional
securities are sold in this state.
Sec. 4. K.S.A. 17-12a410 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17-
12a410. (a) Filing fees. The administrator shall establish fees by rules and
regulations, subject to the following limitations:
(1) Broker-dealers. A person shall pay a fee of not more than not to
exceed $300 when initially filing an application for registration as a
broker-dealer and filing a renewal of registration as a broker-dealer. If the
filing results in a denial or withdrawal, the administrator shall retain the
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fee.
(2) Agents. The fee for an individual is not more than shall not
exceed $100 when filing an application for registration as an agent, when
filing a renewal of registration as an agent, and when filing for a change of
registration as an agent. If the filing results in a denial or withdrawal, the
administrator shall retain the fee.
(3) Investment advisers. A person shall pay a fee of not more than not
to exceed $300 when filing an application for registration as an investment
adviser and when filing a renewal of registration as an investment adviser.
If the filing results in a denial or withdrawal, the administrator shall retain
the fee.
(4) Investment adviser representatives. The fee for an individual is
not more than shall not exceed $100 when filing an application for
registration as an investment adviser representative, when filing a renewal
of registration as an investment adviser representative, and when filing a
change of registration as an investment adviser representative. If the filing
results in a denial or withdrawal, the administrator shall retain the fee.
(5) Federal covered investment advisers. A federal covered
investment adviser required to file a notice under K.S.A. 17-12a405, and
amendments thereto, shall pay an initial fee and an annual notice fee of not
more than not to exceed $300.
(b) Payment. A person required to pay a filing or notice fee under this
section may transmit the fee through or to a designee as a rule or order
provides under this act.
(c) Not later than December 1 of each year, the administrator shall
set and the commissioner of insurance shall cause to be published in the
Kansas register the fees required pursuant to this section for the next
calendar year.
Sec. 5. K.S.A. 17-12a601 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17-
12a601. (a) Administration. (1) This act shall be administered by the
securities commissioner of Kansas department of insurance assistant
commissioner, securities division.
(2) All fees herein provided for shall be collected by the
administrator. All salaries and expenses necessarily incurred in the
administration of this act shall be paid from the securities act fee fund.
(3) The administrator shall remit all moneys received from all fees,
charges, deposits or penalties which have been collected under this act or
other laws of this state regulating the issuance, sale or disposal of
securities or regulating dealers in this state to the state treasurer at least
monthly. Upon receipt of any such remittance, the state treasurer shall
deposit the entire amount thereof in the state treasury. In accordance with
K.S.A. 75-3170a, and amendments thereto, 10% of each such deposit shall
be credited to the state general fund and, Except as provided in subsection
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(d), the balance shall be credited to the securities act fee fund.
(4) All expenditures from the securities act fee fund shall be made in
accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of
accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the
administrator or by a person or persons designated by the administrator.
(b) Prohibited conduct. (1) It is unlawful for the administrator or an
officer, employee, or designee of the administrator to use for personal
benefit or the benefit of others records or other information obtained by or
filed with the administrator that are not public under K.S.A. 17-12a607(b),
and amendments thereto. This act does not authorize the administrator or
an officer, employee or designee of the administrator to disclose the record
or information, except in accordance with K.S.A. 17-12a602, 17-
12a607(c) or 17-12a608, and amendments thereto.
(2) Neither the administrator nor any employee of the administrator
shall be interested as an officer, director or stockholder in securing any
authorization to sell securities under the provisions of this act.
(c) No privilege or exemption created or diminished. This act does
not create or diminish a privilege or exemption that exists at common law,
by statute or rule or otherwise.
(d) Investor education and protection. (1) The administrator may
develop and implement investor education and protection initiatives to
inform the public about investing in securities and protect the public from
violations of the Kansas uniform securities act, K.S.A. 17-12a101 et seq.,
and amendments thereto. Such initiatives shall have a particular emphasis
on the prevention, detection, enforcement and prosecution of securities
fraud. In developing and implementing these initiatives, the administrator
may collaborate with public and nonprofit organizations with an interest in
investor education or protection. The administrator may accept a grant or
donation from a person that is not affiliated with the securities industry or
from a nonprofit organization, regardless of whether the organization is
affiliated with the securities industry, to develop and implement investor
education and protection initiatives. This subsection does not authorize the
administrator to require participation or monetary contributions of a
registrant in an investor education program.
(2) There is hereby established in the state treasury the investor
education and protection fund. Such fund shall be administered by the
administrator for the purposes described in subsection (d)(1) and for the
education of registrants, including official hospitality. Moneys collected as
civil penalties under this act shall be credited to the investor education and
protection fund. The administrator may also receive payments designated
to be credited to the investor education and protection fund as a condition
in settlements of cases arising out of investigations or examinations. All
expenditures from the investor education and protection fund shall be
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made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director
of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the
administrator or by a person or persons designated by the administrator.
Sec. 6. K.S.A. 17-12a605 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17-
12a605. (a) Issuance and adoption of forms, orders, and rules. The
administrator may:
(1) Issue forms and orders and, after notice and comment, may adopt
and amend rules necessary or appropriate to carry out this act and may
repeal rules, including rules and forms governing registration statements,
applications, notice filings, reports, and other records;
(2) by rule, define terms, whether or not used in this act, but those
definitions may not be inconsistent with this act; and
(3) by rule, classify securities, persons, and transactions and adopt
different requirements for different classes.
(b) Findings and cooperation. Under this act, a rule or form may not
be adopted or amended, or an order issued or amended, unless the
administrator finds that the rule, form, order, or amendment is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors and is
consistent with the purposes intended by this act. In adopting, amending,
and repealing rules and forms, K.S.A. 17-12a608, and amendments
thereto, applies in order to achieve uniformity among the states and
coordination with federal laws in the form and content of registration
statements, applications, reports, and other records, including the adoption
of uniform rules, forms, and procedures.
(c) Financial statements. Subject to section 15(h) of the securities
exchange act and section 222 of the investment advisers act of 1940, the
administrator may require that a financial statement filed under this act be
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
the United States and comply with other requirements specified by rule
adopted or order issued under this act. A rule adopted or order issued under
this act may establish:
(1) Subject to section 15(h) of the securities exchange act and section
222 of the investment advisers act of 1940, the form and content of
financial statements required under this act;
(2) whether unconsolidated financial statements must be filed; and
(3) whether required financial statements must be audited by an
independent certified public accountant.
(d) Interpretative opinions. The administrator may provide
interpretative opinions or issue determinations that the administrator will
not institute a proceeding or an action under this act against a specified
person for engaging in a specified act, practice, or course of business if the
determination is consistent with this act. A rule adopted or order issued
under this act The administrator may establish a reasonable charge for
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interpretative opinions or determinations that the administrator will not
institute an action or a proceeding under this act. Not later than December
1 of each year, the commissioner of insurance shall cause to be published
in the Kansas register the charge authorized pursuant to this section for
the next calendar year.
(e) Effect of compliance. No provision of this act imposing any
liability applies to any act done or omitted in good faith in conformity with
any rules and regulations, form, or order of the commissioner,
notwithstanding that the rules and regulations, form or order may later be
amended, revoked or rescinded or be determined by judicial or other
authority to be invalid for any reason.
(f) Presumption for public hearings. A hearing in an administrative
proceeding under this act must be conducted in public unless the
administrator for good cause consistent with this act determines that the
hearing will not be so conducted.
Sec. 7. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 40-241 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 40-241. Any applicant or prospective applicant for an agent's
license, if an individual, shall be given an examination by the
commissioner or the commissioner's designee to determine whether such
applicant possesses the competence and knowledge of the kinds of
insurance and transactions under the license applied for, or to be applied
for, of the duties and responsibilities of such a license and of the pertinent
provisions of the laws of this state. The applicant shall be tested on each
class or subclassification of insurance that may be written. An examination
fee prescribed in rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner not to
exceed $150 shall be paid by the applicant and shall be required for each
class of insurance for each attempt to pass the examination. Not later than
December 1 of each year, the commissioner shall set and cause to be
published in the Kansas register the fee required pursuant to this section
for the next calendar year. Such examination fee shall be in addition to the
certification fee required under K.S.A. 40-252, and amendments thereto.
There shall be four classes of insurance for the purposes of this act:
(1) Life;
(2) accident and health;
(3) casualty and allied lines; and
(4) property and allied lines.
An insurance license may be issued as a subclassification of casualty
and allied lines to any auto rental agency. An auto rental agency may offer
or sell insurance only in connection with and incidental to the rental of
motor vehicles, whether at the rental office, at the point of delivery of a
vehicle, or by preselection of coverage in a master, corporate or group
rental agreement, in any of the following general categories:
(1) Personal accident insurance covering risks of travel;
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(2) motor vehicle liability insurance;
(3) personal effects insurance providing coverage to renters and other
occupants of the motor vehicle;
(4) roadside assistance and emergency sickness protection programs;
and
(5) any other travel or auto-related coverage an auto rental company
may offer in connection with and incidental to rental of motor vehicles. No
insurance may be issued by an auto rental agency unless the rental period
of the rental agreement does not exceed 90 consecutive days and brochures
and other written material clearly and correctly explaining insurance
coverages offered by the agency are available for prospective renters and
clear and complete disclosures are provided to prospective renters that
such coverage may be duplicative of other insurance owned by the renter,
that purchase of insurance coverage is not a condition for renting a motor
vehicle and describing the process for filing a claim.
Auto rental agencies employing representatives shall conduct a training
program for each representative, providing instruction on the kinds of
insurance coverage offered by the agency.
No auto rental agency shall offer or solicit any insurance other than the
coverages described in this section without an insurance license. No auto
rental employee or auto rental agency shall advertise or otherwise hold
themselves out as licensed insurers, insurance agents or insurance brokers.
The commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules and regulations with
respect to the scope, subclassification, type and conduct of such
examination. Examinations shall be given to applicants at least twice a
month in Topeka, Kansas, and at least quarterly in other convenient
locations in the state of Kansas. The commissioner shall publish or arrange
for the publication of information and material which applicants can use to
prepare for such examination. One or more rating organizations, advisory
organizations or other associations may be designated by the
commissioner to assist in, or assume responsibility for, distribution of the
study manuals to applicants and other interested parties. Persons
purchasing the study manual shall be charged a reasonable fee established
or approved by the commissioner. In the event the publication and
distribution of the study material or the development and conduct of
examinations is delegated to private firms, organizations or associations
and the state incurs no expense or obligation, the provisions of K.S.A. 75-
3738 through 75-3744, and amendments thereto, shall not apply. If the
commissioner of insurance finds that the individual applicant is
trustworthy, competent and has satisfactorily completed the examination,
the commissioner shall forthwith issue to the applicant a license as an
insurance agent but the issuance of such license shall confer no authority
to transact business in this state until the agent has been certified by a
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company pursuant to K.S.A. 40-4912, and amendments thereto. If such
applicant fails to satisfactorily complete the examination, the examination
may be retaken following a waiting period of not less than seven days
from the date of the last attempt. If the applicant again fails to
satisfactorily complete the examination, it may be retaken following
another waiting period of not less than seven days from the date of the
most recent attempt.
Sec. 8. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 40-246b is hereby amended to read as
follows: 40-246b. (a) Upon receipt of a proper application, the
commissioner of insurance may issue an excess lines coverage license to
any licensed property and casualty agent of this state or any other state.
Any agent so licensed may negotiate for insureds whose home state is this
state, the types of contracts of fire insurance enumerated in K.S.A. 40-901,
and amendments thereto, and the type of casualty insurance contracts
enumerated in K.S.A. 40-1102, and amendments thereto, or reinsurance, to
place risks or to effect insurance or reinsurance for persons or corporations
other than such agent with nonadmitted insurers eligible pursuant to
K.S.A. 40-246e, and amendments thereto. An agent, as defined in K.S.A.
40-4902, and amendments thereto, may place the kind of business
specified in this act for which such agent is licensed pursuant to K.S.A.
40-4903 and 40-4906, and amendments thereto, with an eligible
nonadmitted insurer by placing such business with a person licensed
pursuant to the provisions of this act and may share in the applicable
commissions on such business. Before any such license shall be issued, the
applicant shall submit proper application on a form prescribed by the
commissioner, which application shall be accompanied by a fee of not to
exceed $50. Such license shall be renewable each year on May 1, upon the
payment of a $50 fee not to exceed $50 . Not later than December 1 of
each year, the commissioner shall set and cause to be published in the
Kansas register the fees required pursuant to this section for the next
calendar year.
(b) The agent so licensed shall on or before March 1 of each year, file
with the insurance department of this state, a sworn affidavit or statement
to the effect that, after diligent effort, such agent has been unable to secure
the amount of insurance required to protect the property, person or firm
described in such agent's affidavit or statement from loss or damage in
regularly admitted companies during the preceding year. Mere rate
differential shall not be grounds for placing a particular risk with a
nonadmitted insurer when an admitted insurer would accept such risk at a
different rate. The licensed excess coverage agent shall, prior to placing
insurance with an eligible nonadmitted insurer, obtain the written consent
of the prospective named insured and provide such insured the following
information in a form promulgated by the commissioner:
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(1) A statement that the coverage will be obtained from an eligible
nonadmitted insurer;
(2) a statement that the insurer is eligible pursuant to K.S.A. 40-246e,
and amendments thereto;
(3) a notice that the insurer's financial condition, policy forms, rates
and trade practices are not subject to the review or jurisdiction of the
commissioner;
(4) a statement that the protection of the guaranty associations is not
afforded to policyholders of the insurer; and
(5) a statement or notice with respect to any other information
deemed necessary by the commissioner pertinent to insuring with an
eligible nonadmitted insurer.
(c) In the event the insured desires that coverage be bound with an
eligible nonadmitted insurer and it is not possible to obtain the written
consent of the insured prior to binding the coverage, the excess lines agent
may bind the coverage after advising the insured of the information set out
above and shall obtain written confirmation that the insured desires that
coverage be placed with an eligible nonadmitted insurer within 30 days
after binding coverage.
(d) (1) When business comes to a licensed excess lines agent in
which this state is the home state for placement with an eligible
nonadmitted insurer from an agent not licensed as an excess lines agent, it
shall be the responsibility of the licensed excess lines agent to ascertain
that the insured has been provided the preceding information and has
consented to being insured with an eligible nonadmitted insurer. Each
excess lines agent shall keep a separate record book in such agent's office
showing the transactions of fire and casualty insurance and reinsurance
placed in eligible nonadmitted insurers, the amount of gross premiums
charged thereon, the insurer with which the policy was placed, the date,
term and number of the policy, the location and nature of the risk, the
name of the insured and such other information as the commissioner may
require and such record shall be available at all times for inspection by the
commissioner of insurance or the commissioner's authorized
representatives. The commissioner may revoke or suspend any license
issued pursuant to the provisions of this act in the same manner and for the
same reasons prescribed by K.S.A. 40-4909, and amendments thereto.
(2) Any policy issued under the provisions of this statute shall have
stamped or endorsed in a prominent manner thereon, the following: This
policy is issued by an eligible nonadmitted insurer in Kansas and, as such,
the form, financial condition and rates are not subject to review by the
commissioner of insurance and the insured is not protected by any
guaranty fund.
(3) If business is placed with a nonadmitted company that is
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subsequently determined to be insolvent, the excess lines agent placing
such business with such company is relieved of any responsibility to the
insured as it relates to such insolvency, if the excess lines agent has
satisfactorily complied with all requirements of this section pertaining to
notification of the insured, has properly obtained the written consent of the
insured and has used due diligence in selecting the insurer. It shall be
presumed that due diligence was used in selecting the insurer if such
insurer was on the list compiled pursuant to K.S.A. 40-246e, and
amendments thereto, at the time coverage first became effective.
Sec. 9. K.S.A. 75-3170a is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
3170a.. (a) The 10% credit to the state general fund required by K.S.A. 1-
204, 9-1703, 16a-2-302, 17-12a601, 17-2236, 20-1a02, 20-1a03, 31-133a,
31-134, 36-512, 44-324, 44-926, 47-820, 49-420, 55-155, 55-176, 55-609,
55-711, 55-901, 58-2011, 58-3074, 58-4107, 65-6b10, 65-1718, 65-1817a,
65-1951, 65-2011, 65-2855, 65-2911, 65-4024b, 65-5413, 65-5513, 65-
6910, 65-7210, 65-7309, 66-1,155, 66-1503, 74-715, 74-1108, 74-1405,
74-1503, 74-1609, 74-2704, 74-3903, 74-50,188, 74-5805, 74-6708, 74-
7009, 74-7506, 75-1119b, 75-1308, 75-1514, 84-9-801, and amendments
thereto, is to reimburse the state general fund for accounting, auditing,
budgeting, legal, payroll, personnel and purchasing services, and any and
all other state governmental services, which are performed on behalf of the
state agency involved by other state agencies which receive appropriations
from the state general fund to provide such services.
(b) Nothing in this act or in the sections amended by this act or
referred to in subsection (a), shall be deemed to authorize remittances to be
made less frequently than is authorized under K.S.A. 75-4215, and
amendments thereto.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of any statute referred to in or
amended by this act or referred to in subsection (a), whenever in any fiscal
year such 10% credit to the state general fund in relation to any particular
fee fund is $100,000, in that fiscal year the 10% credit no longer shall
apply to moneys received from sources applicable to such fee fund and for
the remainder of such year the full 100% so received shall be credited to
such fee fund.
Sec. 10. K.S.A. 17-12a205, 17-12a302, 17-12a305, 17-12a410, 17-
12a601, 17-12a605 and 75-3170a and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 40-241 and 40-
246b are hereby repealed.
Sec. 11. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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