# Kansas HB 2573: Amending statutes concerning the Kansas board of accountancy; relating to licensure requirements for certified public accountants. Kansas HB 2573, Amending statutes concerning the Kansas board of accountancy; relating to licensure requirements for certified public accountants., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Engrossed on Friday, March 27, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2573-2025-2026 - 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 2573 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Amending statutes concerning the Kansas board of accountancy; relating to licensure requirements for certified public accountants. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-28 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Engrossed on Friday, March 27, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on government efficiency, senate committee on federal and state affairs, house committee on federal and state affairs - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (568 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Accountants no longer pay notification fees: benefit, low. 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: benefit, low. 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. Anoth… - Qualifying out-of-state accountants avoid Kansas permit fees: benefit, low. 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. Thos… - More accountant statements fall under reporting rules: cost, low. 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… - Accountants get education relief and office rules: mixed, low. 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… - Accountants get three education and experience routes: mixed, low. 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 y… - Foreign-trained accountants face Kansas certification checks: mixed, low. 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 an… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 122 Nay: 0 | pass | 122 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 122 Nay: 0 | pass | 122 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | Concurred with amendments | pass | 122 | 0 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 122 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-04-09: Engrossed on Friday, March 27, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-24: Concurred with amendments; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3 (House) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Government Efficiency; Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Final Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3 (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2026-02-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House) - 2026-02-11: Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 346-S (House) - 2026-01-29: Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House) - 2026-01-28: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2573/hb2573_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2573/hb2573_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2573/hb2573_enrolled.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 Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2573/hb2573_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2573/hb2573_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2573/hb2573_enrolled.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-HB2573-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).