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IntroducedFeb 03, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 24, 2025: Hearing: Monday, March 24, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 142-S
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 2223
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Health and Human Servicessponsor
Votes
YES: 97
- Alcala
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Brantley
- Brownlee
- Buehler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Miller
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- S.
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- L.
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
NO: 24
Actions
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, March 24, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 142-S
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 18, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 97 Nay: 24
- Mar 14, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Health and Human Services
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 112-N
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 112-N - CANCELED
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Rereferred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Feb 18, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from Committee on Health and Human Services; Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 03, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Mar 24, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by William Wilk, Sr. Director of Government Affairs, Kansas Chamber (Oral Proponent HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Rachelle Columbo, Executive Director, obo Kansas Medical Society (Oral Opponent HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Brad Smoot, Legislative Counsel, obo Kansas Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons (Oral Opponent HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by BUNDLED OPPONENT WRITTEN ONLY, All Opponent Written-Only (All OPP WO Testimony HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Susan Gile, Executive Director, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (ORAL NEUTRAL Testimony HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Assistant Revisor, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (HB2223 Revisor's Memorandum Brief)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by BUNDLED PROPONENT WRITTEN-ONLY, All Proponent WO (HB2223 ALL PROPONENT WO Testimony)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Todd Fleisher, CAE Executive Director, Kansas Optometric Association (Oral Proponent HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Assistant Revisor, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (Potential Amendment to HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Nathan Lighthizer, OD, F.A.A.O., Professor and Dean, NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry (VIRTUAL Oral Proponent HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Shane R. Kannarr, OD, Managing Member, Kannarr Eye Care Optometrist (Oral Proponent HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Todd Fleischer, Kansas Optometric Association (A01 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Shane Kannarr, Private Citizen (A02 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Nate Lighthizer, Oklahoma College of Optometry (A03 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Derek Bryant, Private Citizen (A04 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by William Wilk, Kansas Chamber (A05 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Jackson Shetlar, Private Citizen (A06 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Dawn Bircher, Kansas State Board of Examiners of Optometry (A07 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Natalie Nibert, Private Citizen (A08 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Jason Rogers, Private Citizen (A09 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Wayne Gilmore, American Board of Optometry (A10 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Carter Morrison, Private Citizen (A11 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Cori Dorrell, Private Citizen (A12 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Krista Postai, Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (A13 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Blake Benson, Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce (A14 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Bill Clifford, Kansas Senate (B01 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Rachelle Colombo, Kansas Medical Society (B02 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Zach Unruh, Private Citizen (B03 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Mary Champion, Kansas Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (B04 HB2223)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Susan Gile, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (C01 HB2223)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Health and Human Services
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