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IntroducedFeb 03, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2026
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Became LawMar 13, 2026
Kansas House Bill
Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements.
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House • Mar 13, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 12, 2026
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Summary
Comments on HB 2223
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Health and Human Servicessponsor
Votes
YES: 97
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Delperdang
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Winn
- Rep. Wolf
- Rep. Woodard
NO: 24
YES: 34
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Argabright
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Dietrich
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Faust Goudeau
- Sen. Gossage
- Sen. Haley
- Sen. Hill
- Sen. Holscher
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Miller
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Peck
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Pettey
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Schmidt
- Sen. Shallenburger
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Sykes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Warren
OTHER: 0
YES: 98
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Delperdang
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Wolf
- Rep. Woodard
NO: 23
Actions
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 12, 2026
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 3, 2026
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Thursday, February 26, 2026
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Concurred with amendments; Yea 98, Nay 23, Absent 4
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 34, Nay 6
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Beverly Gossage
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Beverly Gossage was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. William Clifford was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S event
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 18, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted; —
- Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 97, Nay 24, Absent 4
- Mar 14, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N event
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N — CANCELED event
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Feb 18, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from House Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 03, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Beverly Gossage (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Beverly Gossage (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)HTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services (Fri, Mar 14, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services (Fri, Mar 14, 2025)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Tue, Feb 10, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Tue, Feb 10, 2026)HTML
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Todd Fleischer, Kansas Optometric Association
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Shane Kannarr, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Nate Lighthizer, Oklahoma College of Optometry
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Derek Bryant, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by William Wilk, Kansas Chamber
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Jackson Shetlar, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Dawn Bircher, Kansas State Board of Examiners of Optometry
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Natalie Nibert, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Jason Rogers, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Wayne Gilmore, American Board of Optometry
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Carter Morrison, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Cori Dorrell, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Krista Postai, Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Blake Benson, Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Bill Clifford, Kansas Senate
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Rachelle Colombo, Kansas Medical Society
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Zach Unruh, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Mary Champion, Kansas Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 12, 2025: Testimony by Susan Gile, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 5, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Senator Clifford, Credentialing
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Senator Erickson, Quarterly Reporting
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Senator Thomas, Credentialing Program
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Jan 29, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Todd Fleischer, CAE, Executive Director, Kansas Optometric Association
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by William Wilk, Senior Director of Government Affairs KS Chamber of Commerce
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Shane Kannarr, OD, Kannar Eye Care
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Susan Gile, Executive Director, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Rachelle Colombo, Executive Director, Kansas Medical Society
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Brad Smoot, Attorney at Law, Kansas Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Assistant Revisior, Kansas Office of Resivor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Written Only, A-Z
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 24, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Todd Fleisher, CAE Executive Director, Kansas Optometric Association
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Shane R. Kannarr, OD, Managing Member, Kannarr Eye Care Optometrist
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Nathan Lighthizer, OD, F.A.A.O., Professor and Dean, NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by William Wilk, Sr. Director of Government Affairs, Kansas Chamber
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Rachelle Columbo, Executive Director, obo Kansas Medical Society
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Brad Smoot, Legislative Counsel, obo Kansas Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by BUNDLED OPPONENT WRITTEN ONLY, All Opponent Written-Only
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Susan Gile, Executive Director, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Assistant Revisor, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Assistant Revisor, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 24, 2025: Testimony by BUNDLED PROPONENT WRITTEN-ONLY, All Proponent WO
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