---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enacting the Kansas consumer prescription protection and accountability act and providing for regulation and registration of pharmacy benefits managers."
description: "Enacting the Kansas consumer prescription protection and accountability act and providing for regulation and registration of pharmacy benefits managers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 20"
citation: "Kansas SB 20 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance", "SB 360"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c62c6bb-2ae7-4ebf-a854-f050ae3632be"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB20/"
source_hash: "92a77ed1a945947a14d55967c7890b6e991a61f032f812f544dfb0ac86ab9828"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
---

# Kansas SB 20 (2025-2026) — Enacting the Kansas consumer prescription protection and accountability act and providing for regulation and registration of pharmacy benefits managers.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/sb_20/sb20_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/sb_20/sb20_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_20/sb20_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-04-09** Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-09** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- **2026-03-24** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 32, Nay 8
- **2026-03-23** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 104, Nay 17, Absent 4
- **2026-03-23** Substitute motion to not adopt and appoint a conference committee failed
- **2026-03-23** Motion to suspend rule 1502 adopted
- **2026-03-23** Conference committee report now available
- **2025-03-11** Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp and Rep. Cindy Neighbor appointed as conferees
- **2025-03-10** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Marci Francisco
- **2025-03-07** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 100, Nay 21, Absent 4 `passage`
- **2025-03-07** Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- **2025-03-07** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2025-03-07** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2025-02-27** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-19** Referred to House Committee on Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-19** Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0 `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2025-02-03** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-17** Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-16** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c62c6bb-2ae7-4ebf-a854-f050ae3632be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).