# Kansas SB 175: Updating the definition of athletic trainer and providing an exemption for those licensed in another state, District of Columbia, territory or foreign country to practice in Kansas. Kansas SB 175, Updating the definition of athletic trainer and providing an exemption for those licensed in another state, District of Columbia, territory or foreign country to practice in Kansas., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Public Health and Welfare; status signed, last action 2025-03-21 (Approved by Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB175-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas SB 175 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Updating the definition of athletic trainer and providing an exemption for those licensed in another state, District of Columbia, territory or foreign country to practice in Kansas. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-03-21, Approved by Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025 - Sponsor: Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: house committee on health and human services, senate committee on public health and welfare - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (322 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Kansas expands athletic trainers’ scope of care: benefit, low. Kansas broadens athletic training to cover care tied to exercise, fitness, strength training, recreation, and competitive sports. Services include injury prevention, emergency care, injury and illness checks, rehabilitation, and referral decisions. The definition also includes wellness, risk manage… - Visiting team trainers avoid Kansas licensing: benefit, low. Trainers accompanying an out-of-state athletic team or organization can provide services in Kansas without a Kansas license. They must be licensed and authorized to practice in another state, Washington, D.C., a territory, or a foreign country. They may serve only members of the team or organizatio… - Education and exam rules for Kansas trainers: cost, low. The standard Kansas licensing path requires graduation from an accredited athletic training program at an accredited college or university. The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts must approve the program. Applicants must also pass a board-approved athletic training exam. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Public Health and Welfare ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 121 Nay: 1 | pass | 121 | 1 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 121 | 1 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Final Action - Passed; Yea 121, Nay 1, Absent 3 (House) - 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2025-03-07: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-03-06: Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N (House) - 2025-02-25: Received and Introduced (House) - 2025-02-25: Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - 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/sb_175/sb175_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_175/sb175_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_175/sb175_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 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed) ## Sources - [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/sb_175/sb175_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_175/sb175_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_175/sb175_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 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026) - [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-SB175-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).