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KansasHB 20692025–2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Enacting the school psychologist compact, the dietitian compact, the cosmetology compact and the physicians assistant compact to provide interstate practice privileges.
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Signed by Governor
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Cosmetologists can work across states
The law creates a multistate cosmetology license. If you hold an active, clean home‑state license, you can practice in other member states. You must still follow each state’s scope‑of‑practice rules.
PA compact commission, data, and rules
The law creates the PA Licensure Compact Commission with one delegate per state to run the compact. The commission can write binding rules, set fees and bylaws, hire staff, bring legal cases, and publish reports. It runs a central data system with license and discipline records; only states can see significant investigative information, expunged records are removed, and certified records are admissible. The commission must give notice, comment, and a hearing for normal rules, but can adopt emergency rules with 24‑hours’ notice and then use normal steps within 90 days. If a state breaks compact rules, the commission gives notice and help, can vote to end the state’s participation, or sue to enforce; the winner can recover legal costs. The compact starts when the seventh state enacts it; new states are bound by existing commission rules; lawsuits by or against the commission must be filed where its main office is; the compact overrides conflicting state laws.
Stricter interstate discipline for PAs
Your PA compact privilege lasts only while your home‑state license stays active. If your licensing state takes adverse action, all your remote‑state privileges shut off until all restrictions end and two years have passed; orders must note this deactivation. Remote states can act against your privilege and issue subpoenas; courts in other states enforce them, and the issuer pays required witness and service fees. Your licensing state alone can discipline your license, and it must treat other states’ reports like in‑state reports and may rely on their factual findings. Member states can run joint investigations, share materials, and must quickly update the data system after adverse actions.
Cosmetology discipline and new fees
Your home state controls your multistate license. If your home state disciplines you, your authorization to work in all member states stops. Any state where you practice can block you from working there and share investigations. States or the compact may also charge application and renewal fees.
Dietitians can work across states
The compact gives qualifying dietitians a practice privilege that works like a license in other member states. The state where you practice can discipline your privilege there and issue subpoenas that other states must honor. If your home‑state license is restricted, your privileges in other states are revoked until that is removed.
Multistate cosmetology license and fees
The law sets up a commission to run the new cosmetology compact and its multistate license. The commission keeps a central database; states must share license and discipline data, and expunged records are removed. It can charge states an annual assessment and charge licensees fees for a multistate license, and it must follow budget and audit rules. Active‑duty service members and spouses can keep a home state for their multistate license while assigned elsewhere. If state law conflicts with the compact, the compact controls.
Physician assistant discipline and 180-day transition
If a state leaves the compact, PAs keep compact privileges there for 180 days after the withdrawal takes effect. Withdrawing states must keep recognizing privileges and keep reporting actions during that period. Where state law allows, a disciplined PA may have to repay investigation and case costs.
School psychologists can work across states
The law creates a compact so you can get an equivalent license to work in other member states. To get and keep it, you need an active home‑state license, must meet any remote‑state rules, pay required fees, and pass a background check. Active‑duty military members and spouses get flexible home‑state options to support moves.
Physician assistants can work across states
The compact lets participating states recognize each other’s PA licenses so you can treat patients across state lines. You must graduate from an approved program, keep NCCPA certification, have no disqualifying crimes or revocations, meet each state’s rules, and pay any fees. Practice happens where the patient is, and that state’s board can discipline you. To prescribe controlled substances in a remote state, you must meet that state’s extra steps. You must give and keep an updated primary home address on file with the commission.
PA protection for lawful out‑of‑state care
A state may not deny or discipline your compact privilege just because your care was legal in the state where you practiced. A state also cannot use a subpoena to collect evidence of lawful out‑of‑state conduct to take action on your privilege or application.
Fees and renewals for school psychologists
Member states may charge a fee when they issue an equivalent license. If you hold an equivalent license in another member state, you must renew it, complete any required background check, and pay that state’s renewal fee. The compact commission may also charge fees and assessments to fund operations.
Moving states? Reissue your multistate license
You can have only one home state. If you change home states, you must apply right away to your new home state to reissue your multistate license. Your old multistate license turns off when you apply. The new state may require fees, a background check, or a short test.
Physician assistant compact fees and duties
States may charge a fee to grant the PA compact privilege. The commission may also charge fees, and your compact privilege ends when your qualifying license ends. You must tell the commission if you switch your qualifying license to another participating state. States that join must run background checks, use the compact data system, require a national exam, and report discipline.
Dietitian compact rules, data, and timing
A commission runs the dietitian compact and can set fees, hire staff, and make rules after public notice. The commission operates a central data system with unique IDs and shares licensure and discipline data among states. The compact starts when the seventh state joins. A state can withdraw, but it takes 180 days and it must keep recognizing compact privileges for at least 180 days after notice.
How the school psychologist compact runs
The compact starts when the seventh state joins. A new commission runs the compact, holds public meetings, and can make rules after public notice. States can nullify a rule within four years. States and the commission share license and discipline data. A state can withdraw, but it takes 180 days, and it must keep recognizing compact licenses for at least six months after notice.
State steps to join cosmetology compact
To join the compact, a state must license and regulate cosmetology, run complaint investigations, require exams and training, consider background history, and share data with the compact. States must also follow compact rules and accept licensees from other member states.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 121 Nay: 1
Yes: 121 • No: 1
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 40 Nay: 0
Yes: 40 • No: 0
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 39 Nay: 1
Yes: 39 • No: 1
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 119 Nay: 0
Yes: 119 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Reengrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025
4/10/2025HouseEnrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025
4/10/2025HouseApproved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025
4/10/2025HouseConference committee report now available
3/26/2025SenateConference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
3/26/2025SenateConference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 121 Nay: 1
3/26/2025HouseNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Carpenter, W. , Representative Bryce and Representative Ruiz, S. as conferees
3/20/2025HouseMotion to accede adopted; Senator Gossage, Senator Clifford and Senator Holscher appointed as conferees
3/20/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
3/19/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
3/19/2025SenateEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 1
3/19/2025SenateCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare
3/10/2025SenateHearing: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 142-S
3/4/2025SenateReferred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare
2/18/2025SenateEngrossed on Friday, February 14, 2025
2/17/2025HouseReceived and Introduced
2/17/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
2/14/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
2/14/2025HouseEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 119 Nay: 0
2/14/2025HouseCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Health and Human Services
2/7/2025HouseHearing: Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 112-N
2/5/2025HouseIntroduced
1/23/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Health and Human Services
1/23/2025House
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