Insurance Benefit Assignment Prohibition
Summary
Kansas SB55 was signed into law, prohibiting the assignment of benefits under certain property and casualty insurance contracts. The bill classifies such assignments as an unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice under Kansas insurance law. The legislation passed unanimously in both chambers.
What changed
Kansas enacted SB55, a state law prohibiting the assignment of benefits under certain property and casualty insurance contracts. The bill specifically defines the assignment of insurance benefits as an unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice, bringing such assignments under consumer protection enforcement. The legislation passed the Senate 40-0 and the House 124-0.
Insurance companies writing property and casualty policies in Kansas must review their contract language to identify and revise any benefit assignment provisions. Policyholders should be informed of the new restrictions. As this is a newly enacted state law, compliance timelines and enforcement mechanisms should be monitored through the Kansas Insurance Department.
What to do next
- Review property and casualty insurance contracts for assignment of benefits provisions
- Update contract language to comply with SB55 prohibitions
- Communicate changes to policyholders regarding new assignment restrictions
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Kansas / SB55 Signed by Governor SB55 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-09
Prohibiting the assignment of benefits under certain property and casualty insurance contracts and defining such assignment of benefits as an unfair method of competition and unfair or deceptive act or practice.
Bill Details
State Kansas
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb55/
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Sponsors
Financial Institutions and Insurance
Action History
2026-04-09 S Senate Approved by Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 2026-03-24 S Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 2026-03-18 H House Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 124 Nay: 0 2026-03-18 H House Committee of the Whole - Be passed 2026-03-12 H House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Insurance 2026-03-04 H House Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 218-N 2026-02-25 H House Referred to Committee on Insurance 2026-02-25 H House Received and Introduced 2026-02-18 S Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 2026-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended 2026-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted 2026-02-17 S Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance 2026-02-05 S Senate Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 9:30 AM Room 546-S 2025-02-06 S Senate Hearing: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 9:30 AM Room 546-S 2025-01-23 S Senate Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance 2025-01-22 S Senate Introduced
Votes
2026-02-18 Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 Yea: 40 Nay: 0 2026-03-18 House Emergency Final Action - Passed - Yea: 124 Nay: 0 Yea: 124 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2025-01-23 S Financial Institutions and Insurance 2026-02-25 H Insurance
Amendments
2026-02-17 Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance Report 2026-03-12 House Committee on Insurance Report
Bill Text Versions
2025-01-22 Introduced 0000-00-00 Amended 0000-00-00 Amended Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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