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Minutes for HB2834 - Committee on Insurance
Short Title
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.
Minutes Content for Wed, Mar 20, 2024
The Chair opened discussion on HB2834. Assistant Revisor Wiese gave and overview of the bill and stood for questions. There were none.
Motion to pass favorable HB2834 was made by Representative Underhill, seconded by Representative Blew. Discussion on the bill opened.
Representative Underhill motioned to amend HB2834, seconded by Representative Tarwater. Discussion on the amendment was opened by the Chair. Assistant Revisor Wiese gave an overview of the amendment and stood for questions. (Attachment 1) Subsequent to discussion, motion to amend HB2834 carried.
Discussion on HB2834, as amended, commenced. Comments and concerns of committee members included, agency staffing, improvements made by the Insurance Commissioner, investigating and implementing cost saving measures. After all discussion concluded, the motion to pass favorably HB2834, as amended carried.
