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Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2296: Requiring that certain health insurance plans impose a no-cost sharing requirement for a diagnostic or supplemental breast cancer examination for breast cancer imposed on an insured.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2296 is a bill introduced in the Kansas House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring that certain health insurance plans impose a no-cost sharing requirement for a diagnostic or supplemental breast cancer examination for breast cancer imposed on an insured. Primary sponsor: Linda Featherston (Democratic), John Alcala (Democratic), Mike Amyx (Democratic), Barbara Ballard (Democratic), Wanda Brownlee Paige, Sydney Carlin (Democratic), Ford Carr (Democratic), Pam Curtis (Democratic), Kirk Haskins (Democratic), Henry Helgerson (Democratic), Jo Ella Hoye (Democratic), Tim Johnson (Republican), Nikki McDonald (Democratic), Lynn Melton (Democratic), Heather Meyer (Democratic), Silas Miller (Democratic), Brooklynne Mosley (Democratic), Cindy Neighbor (Democratic), Melissa Oropeza (Democratic), Dan Osman (Democratic), Sandy Pickert (Republican), Mari-Lynn Poskin (Democratic), Allen Reavis (Republican), John Resman, Web Roth (Republican), Susan Ruiz (Democratic), Tom Sawyer (Democratic), Stephanie Sawyer-Clayton (Democratic), Mark Schreiber (Republican), Kevin Schwertfeger (Republican), Joe Seiwert (Republican), Alexis Simmons (Democratic), Angela Stiens (Republican), Jerry Stogsdill (Democratic), Lindsay Vaughn (Democratic), Virgil Weigel (Democratic), Suzanne Wikle (Democratic), Laura Williams (Republican), Val Winn (Democratic), Rui Xu (Democratic), Brandon Woodard (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): Died in Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 30 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda FeatherstonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse16
John AlcalaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Mike AmyxPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Barbara BallardPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Wanda Brownlee PaigePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Sydney CarlinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Ford CarrPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Pam CurtisPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Kirk HaskinsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Henry HelgersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse83
Jo Ella HoyePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Tim JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Nikki McDonaldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Lynn MeltonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Heather MeyerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Silas MillerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Brooklynne MosleyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Cindy NeighborPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Melissa OropezaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Dan OsmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Sandy PickertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Mari-Lynn PoskinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Allen ReavisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63
John ResmanPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Web RothPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Susan RuizPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Tom SawyerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Stephanie Sawyer-ClaytonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Mark SchreiberPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Kevin SchwertfegerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse114
Joe SeiwertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse101
Alexis SimmonsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Angela StiensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Jerry StogsdillPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Lindsay VaughnPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Virgil WeigelPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse56
Suzanne WiklePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Laura WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Val WinnPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Rui XuPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Brandon WoodardPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse108

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Committee
  2. Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
  3. Introduced
  4. Referred to House Committee on Insurance

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source