Kansas bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas HB 2509

Allowing licensed physical therapists to perform certain capillary blood tests, adding advanced practice registered nurse to the definition of healthcare provider for purposes of the healthcare provider insurance availability act, adding an advanced practice registered nurse position to the board of governors of the healthcare stabilization fund and requiring advance practice registered nurses to maintain professional liability insurance as a condition of active licensure.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Committee on Health and Human Services

Summary

Text versions

• As Introduced
• As Amended by House Committee
• As Amended by Senate Committee
• Enrolled

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

• Jan 21, 2026 · House
  Introduced
• Jan 21, 2026 · House
  Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services
• Feb 18, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
• Feb 18, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 89, Nay 33, Absent 3
• Feb 25, 2026 · House
  Engrossed on Monday, February 23, 2026
• Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
  Received and Introduced
• Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
  Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
• Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
  Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
• Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
• Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
• Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
  Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 37, Nay 3
• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Louis Ruiz
• Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
  Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as conferees
• Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee report now available
• Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
  Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 37, Nay 2, Absent 1
• Mar 27, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 92, Nay 33
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Engrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026