# Kansas HB 2528: Requiring all state board of nursing actions related to certain nonpractice violations be void, allowing for late license renewal for professional, practical and advanced practice registered nurses, setting fees for late license renewal, limiting unprofessional conduct to acts related to the practice of nursing, prohibiting the board from taking retaliatory action against a licensee based on certain lawful actions and creating a civil cause of action for violation thereof, requiring termination of current board members on January 1, 2027 and requiring the governor to appoint interim board members subject to senate confirmation and requiring the board to issue refunds for overpayment or duplicate payment. Kansas HB 2528, Requiring all state board of nursing actions related to certain nonpractice violations be void, allowing for late license renewal for professional, practical and advanced practice registered nurses, setting fees for late license renewal, limiting unprofessional conduct to acts related to the practice of nursing, prohibiting the board from taking retaliatory action against a licensee based on certain lawful actions and creating a civil cause of action for violation thereof, requiring termination of current board members on January 1, 2027 and requiring the governor to appoint interim board members subject to senate confirmation and requiring the board to issue refunds for overpayment or duplicate payment., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Health and Human Services; status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Reengrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2528-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2528 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Requiring all state board of nursing actions related to certain nonpractice violations be void, allowing for late license renewal for professional, practical and advanced practice registered nurses, setting fees for late license renewal, limiting unprofessional conduct to acts related to the practice of nursing, prohibiting the board from taking retaliatory action against a licensee based on certain lawful actions and creating a civil cause of action for violation thereof, requiring termination of current board members on January 1, 2027 and requiring the governor to appoint interim board members subject to senate confirmation and requiring the board to issue refunds for overpayment or duplicate payment. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Reengrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on public health and welfare, house committee on health and human services - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (482 yes, 172 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 12 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Nurses gain protection against board retaliation: benefit, high. The Board cannot retaliate against nursing licensees or applicants for lawful acts done in good faith. Protected acts include public statements, protected disclosures, appeals, grievances, and helping or testifying to oversight or law-enforcement bodies. An affected person can sue within two years… - Nurses face narrower discipline and fines: benefit, medium. Unprofessional conduct is limited to intentional or careless acts tied to nursing practice that cause or are likely to cause patient harm. The change applies retroactively and excludes unrelated behavior, including late renewals and late payment of civil debts. The Board can impose civil fines only… - Nurses get late renewal and refunds: benefit, medium. Covered nursing licenses stay active for 30 days after the renewal date, allowing late renewal with required materials and fees. If required fees are not received within 30 days, the license lapses and the nurse cannot practice. Reinstatement requires Board approval, fees due, and proof of continui… - Nursing investigations gain deadlines and expertise: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, qualifying Board investigations close 22 months after the Board first learns of an alleged violation. Closure does not apply if discipline is filed, the person enters a consent agreement or diversion, or causes significant delay. Closed investigations cannot reopen, but t… - Some past nursing discipline becomes void: benefit, medium. The law voids covered nursing discipline and records created from January 1, 2005, through the day before it took effect. Coverage includes specified application, renewal, reinstatement, and lapsed-license violations—not discipline based on other violations. The Board cannot report void material an… - Compact nurses can decline workforce surveys: benefit, low. The Board can request reasonably determined workforce information from nurses practicing in Kansas under a compact multistate license. Providing that information is voluntary. The Board cannot discipline a nurse or restrict the multistate license solely because the nurse refuses. - Good-faith nursing reports gain legal protection: benefit, low. People reporting nursing malpractice or a nurse's qualifications, fitness, or character gain protection from civil damages. Their reports to the Board must be under oath and made in good faith, considering all the circumstances. Nursing associations and committee members also gain civil-liability p… - Nurses gain help with hearing costs: benefit, low. When the Board loses a covered proceeding, it must pay case costs and 50% of reasonable attorney fees. The Board generally cannot charge applicants or licensees for using an administrative law judge. It can collect those judge-related costs only when every Board member has a conflict preventing the… - Nursing students get transcripts faster: benefit, low. Approved professional and practical nursing schools must electronically release transcripts within five business days of a request. This applies to current and former students who need a transcript for licensure or testing. - New nursing board members and notice rules: benefit, low. The governor appoints an 11-member nursing board: six registered or advanced practice nurses, two practical nurses, and three public members. Members must be U.S. citizens and Kansas residents; nurse members must meet license, experience, and active-practice requirements. Specified elected state of… - Nursing education providers avoid annual fees: benefit, low. Approval for a single continuing nursing education offering lasts two years. Providers can hold that offering once or multiple times during the approval period. Providers approved for a single offering do not owe an annual fee or file an annual report. - Faster nurse renewals require current contacts: mixed, low. The Board must grant nursing license renewals within five business days after receiving all required materials, including for advanced practice nurses. It must send professional and practical nurses renewal notices at least 60 days ahead, unless they opt out. Digital reminders are due at least 60 a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 87 Nay: 38 | pass | 87 | 38 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 32 Nay: 8 | pass | 32 | 8 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 88 Nay: 34 | pass | 88 | 34 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 34 Nay: 6 | pass | 34 | 6 | | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 32 | 8 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 87 | 38 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 34 | 6 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 88 | 34 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-04-09: Reengrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-07: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-26: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 32, Nay 8 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Conference committee report now available (House) - 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 87, Nay 38 (House) - 2026-03-25: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as second conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz appointed as second conferees (House) - 2026-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz (House) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Pat Pettey (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Pat Pettey was rejected (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Pat Pettey (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Pat Pettey was rejected (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Stephen Owens (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Stephen Owens was adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 34, Nay 6 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 88, Nay 34, Absent 3 (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sandy Pickert (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Sandy Pickert was adopted (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-02-05: Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N (House) - 2026-01-23: Introduced (House) - 2026-01-23: Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by House Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2528/hb2528_01_0000.pdf) - As Amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2528/hb2528_03_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2528/hb2528_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2528/hb2528_enrolled.pdf) - {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2528/hb2528_02_0000.pdf) - {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2528/hb2528_04_0000.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed) - HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by House Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2528/hb2528_01_0000.pdf) - [As Amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2528/hb2528_03_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2528/hb2528_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2528/hb2528_enrolled.pdf) - [{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2528/hb2528_02_0000.pdf) - [{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2528/hb2528_04_0000.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026) - [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026) - [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026) - [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026) - [HB 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts rece…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2036-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2528-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).