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Minutes for SB360 - Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
Short Title
Enacting the Kansas consumer prescription protection and accountability act and providing for regulation and registration of pharmacy benefits managers.
Minutes Content for Wed, Jan 28, 2026
The hearing on SB 360 was opened by Chairperson Dietrich. Revisor Eileen Ma gave an overview of the bill. (Attachment 1)
Vicki Schmidt, Commissioner, Kansas Department of Insurance testified in favor of the bill. (Attachment 2)
Joylynn Fix, Life and Health Director, West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner spoke as a proponent of the bill. (Attachment 3)
Joel Kurzman, Director of State Government Affairs, National Community Pharmacists Association voiced his favor of the bill. (Attachment 4)
Michael Burns, President/CEO Auburn Pharmacy shared his support for the bill. (Attachment 5)
Dared Price, Owner, Price Pharmacies backed the bill in his testimony. (Attachment 6)
Additional written only proponent testimony was received from the following:
A-F (Attachment 7)
G-M (Attachment 8)
N-R (Attachment 9)
S-Z (Attachment 10)
Whitney Damron on behalf of Pharmaceutical Care Management Association opposed the bill in his testimony. (Attachment 11)
Andrew Wiens, Executive Director, Kansas Employers for Affordable Healthcare spoke in opposition to the bill. (Attachment 12)
Mark Dalton, Assistant Political Director, Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council provided opposing testimony for the bill. (Attachment 13)
William Wilk, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Kansas Chamber spoke against the bill. (Attachment 14)
Sarah Fertig, Director of Government Relations, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas voiced concern for the bill. (Attachment 15)
Kelly VanZwoll, Senior Vice-President of Government Relations, Kansas Bankers Association provided testimony against the bill. (Attachment 16)
Additional written opponent testimony was received from:
Michelle Crimmins, Government Affairs, Prime Therapeutics (Attachment 17);
Patrick Lobejko, State Affairs Regional Director, AHIP (Attachment 18);
and Kandice Sanaie, Government Affairs Senior Director, Cigna (Attachment 19).
Chairperson Dietrich is keeping the hearing open tomorrow in order to continue questions for the conferees.
Next meeting is scheduled for January 29th at 9:30 a.m. Meeting adjourned at 10:23 a.m.
