---
type: "Bill"
title: "Changing the required number of employees contained in the definitions of \"large employer\" and \"small employer\" for purposes of coverage for autism spectrum disorder."
description: "Changing the required number of employees contained in the definitions of \"large employer\" and \"small employer\" for purposes of coverage for autism spectrum disorder."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 24"
citation: "Kansas SB 24 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b274b8e7-b193-4306-b6ac-40af4a9b8fe3"
source_url: "http://kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/sb24/"
source_hash: "d794a129a6e410a85d465e27dd8c367b6758000bc1d386fda49e056fcd2c7303"
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 24 (2023-2024) — Changing the required number of employees contained in the definitions of "large employer" and "small employer" for purposes of coverage for autism spectrum disorder.

## Version chain

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

1. **As introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb24_00_0000.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Law effective July 1, 2023** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2023_24/measures/documents/sb24_enrolled.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Action - Passed; — **111–7** (pass) · lower
- Emergency Final Action - Passed; — **38–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-01-12** Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Hearing: Monday, February 20, 2023, 9:30 AM Room 546-S
- **2023-02-21** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-23** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
- **2023-02-23** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 38 Nay: 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-01** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-03-02** Referred to Committee on Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Hearing: Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 3:30 PM Room 218-N
- **2023-03-14** Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Committee on Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Final Action - Passed; Yea: 111 Nay: 7 `passage`
- **2023-03-24** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 24, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-03** Approved by Governor on Friday, March 31, 2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b274b8e7-b193-4306-b6ac-40af4a9b8fe3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).