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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas House Bill
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.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2509
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Health and Human Servicessponsor
Votes
YES: 89
- Anderson
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 33
ABSENT: 3
YES: 92
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Xu
NO: 33
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 92 Nay: 33
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 37 Nay: 2
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Gossage, Senator Clifford and Senator Holscher appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Carpenter, W. , Representative Bryce and Representative Ruiz, L. as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 37 Nay: 3
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 8:30 AM Room 142-S
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Monday, February 23, 2026
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 89 Nay: 33
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Health and Human Services
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 112-N
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Documents
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Clark Shultz, Executive Director, Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund (Oral - Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Clark Shultz, Executive Director, Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund (Oral - Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Rachelle Columbo, Executive Director, Kansas Medical Society (Oral Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Travis Oller, Executive Director, Kansas Chiropractic Association (Written Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Kelly Fritz, MS, APRN, Kansas Affiliate American College of Nurse-Midwives (Written Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Susan Hofmann, Vice President, Kansas Advanced Practice Nurses Association (Written Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Assistant Revisor, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutesq (Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Thu, Feb 12, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Thu, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Carly Choi, Revisor of Statutes (HB2509 amendment 1)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Thu, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Carly Choi, Revisor of Statutes (HB2509 amendment 2)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Thu, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Carly Choi, Revisor of Statutes (HB2509 amendment 3)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Rachelle Colombo, Kansas Medical Society (B01 HB2509 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Travis Oiler, Kansas Chiropractic Association (B02 HB2509 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Dustin Baker, Kansas Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Association (B03 HB2509 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Kelly Fritz, Private Citizen (B05 HB2509 Opp WO)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Susan Hofmann, Private Citizen (B06 HB2509 Opp WO)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Clark Shultz, Health Care Stabilization Fund (B07 HB2509 Neu)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Carly Choi, Revisor of Statutes (HB2509 bill brief)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Health and Human Services
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