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Yes: 568 • No: 0
KansasHB 25732025–2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Amending statutes concerning the Kansas board of accountancy; relating to licensure requirements for certified public accountants.
Sponsored By: Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 3 mixed.
Accountants no longer pay notification fees
Applicants and holders no longer pay the Kansas board's fee for an initial or renewed accountancy notification. The removed fee had a $150 cap.
Out-of-state accountants can avoid repeat exams
The Kansas board can issue an out-of-state CPA certificate holder a Kansas certificate without another exam. Their exam scores must have been high enough to pass in Kansas. They must meet current Kansas certificate requirements or those in effect when their other-state certificate was issued. Another option is four years of qualifying experience after the exam, earned within the 10 years before applying.
Qualifying out-of-state accountants avoid Kansas permit fees
Qualifying CPAs based outside Kansas can practice there without a Kansas permit, board registration, or fee. They need an active license in good standing from another state. At initial licensure, they must have passed the Uniform CPA Examination and met a listed education-and-experience route. Those routes pair a qualifying bachelor's degree with two years of experience, or a bachelor's plus 30 semester hours or post-bachelor's degree with one year. Accountants who held Kansas practice privileges on December 31, 2025, also keep them while maintaining an outside-Kansas main office and an active, good-standing other-state license.
More accountant statements fall under reporting rules
Kansas expands which communications count as accountancy reports for CPAs and firms providing attest or compilation services. The definition includes wording that implies assurance about the reliability of reviewed information or compiled financial statements. It also includes wording that implies special accounting or auditing knowledge or skill.
Accountants get education relief and office rules
The Kansas board can excuse permit holders based outside Kansas from Kansas continuing-education requirements. They must verify compliance with their home jurisdiction's requirements, which the board must consider similar to Kansas rules. CPA licensees and applicants must name the main office where they practice. The board accepts that choice unless it finds another location is their primary office.
Accountants get three education and experience routes
Kansas CPA applicants have three education routes, each requiring board-approved schooling and an accounting concentration or equivalent. A bachelor's or higher degree alone requires two years of accounting experience. A bachelor's plus 30 semester hours, or a post-bachelor's degree, requires one year. Experience can come from government, industry, teaching, or public practice and must involve accounting services or advice. A qualified, actively licensed CPA must verify it; the board decides what accounting study qualifies.
Foreign-trained accountants face Kansas certification checks
Foreign accountancy credential holders can get Kansas certification when their education, exam, and experience standards are similar to Kansas requirements. Their credential must be current and allow them to issue financial-statement reports. The issuing authority must regulate public accounting and offer a comparable credential to valid Kansas certificate holders. Applicants must pass a board-accepted exam covering national standards, Kansas laws and rules, and ethics. They must list jurisdictions where they sought or held the credential and report credential decisions or discipline within 30 days.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 122 Nay: 0
Yes: 122 • No: 0
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 40 Nay: 0
Yes: 40 • No: 0
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 122 Nay: 0
Yes: 122 • No: 0
House vote • 3/24/2026
Concurred with amendments
Yes: 122 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/19/2026
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended
Yes: 40 • No: 0
House vote • 2/19/2026
Final Action - Passed
Yes: 122 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Engrossed on Friday, March 27, 2026
4/9/2026HouseEnrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
4/9/2026HouseApproved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
4/9/2026HouseConcurred with amendments; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3
3/24/2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
3/19/2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
3/19/2026SenateEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
3/19/2026SenateCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
3/11/2026SenateHearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S
3/10/2026SenateWithdrawn from Senate Committee on Government Efficiency; Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
2/26/2026SenateReferred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2/25/2026SenateReceived and Introduced
2/24/2026SenateFinal Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3
2/19/2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
2/18/2026HouseCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2/16/2026HouseHearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 346-S
2/11/2026HouseReferred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
1/29/2026HouseIntroduced
1/28/2026House
Bill Text
As Amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
As Introduced
Enrolled
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