February 17, 2026

The following are links to KSBN Legislative Activity and Updates:

• National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Letter to KSBN on the Potential Negative Impacts of HB 2528 on “expiration date”
• Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Administrators Letter to KSBN on the Potential Negative Impacts of HB 2528 on “expiration date”
• House Health and Human Services Committee 02/05/2026 Opposing Testimony on HB 2528
  • Carol Moreland, KSBN Executive Administrator
  • Dr. Ruth Burkhart, KSBN Board Member
  • Dustin Baker, MSN, APRN, NE, FNP-C
  • Carol Moore, PhD, MN, BSN, RN, Associate Dean (retired), Carol Moore, PhD, MN, BSN, RN, Associate Dean (retired), Baker University Graduate Nursing Program, Advance Practice Nurse (retired)
  • Kelly Sommers, BSN, RN
  • Angie Schreiber, General Public
  • KSBN Special Board Meeting on Jan. 30, 2026, about HBs 2478 (Fingerprints), 2532 (Alternative to Discipline) 2528 (Voiding Nonpractice Clerical Violations)
• KSBN Internal Policy on Unlicensed Practice approved by the Board on Wed. Dec. 10, 2026
• KSBN 2026 Legislative Session Two-Page Information Sheet

February 17, 2026

The following are links to KSBN Legislative Activity and Updates:

• Legislative History of HB 2478
  • Requiring that advanced practice registered nurses and registered nurse anesthetists submit to a criminal history check upon application for a nursing license.
  • House – Committee of the Whole – Be passed on Wed. Feb. 11, 2026.
  • Senate – Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare Thu. Feb. 12, 2026.
• Legislative History of HB 2532
  • Establishing an impaired provider program, expanding the grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee and providing for the reinstatement of a revoked license under the Kansas Nurse Practice Act.
  • House – Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services Fri. Jan. 23, 2026
• Legislative History of HB 2528
  • Requiring all state board of nursing actions related to non-practice 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 that board members be subject to senate confirmation and requiring the board to issue refunds for over payment or duplicate payment.
  • House – Committee on Health and Human Services Recommending bill be passed on Fri. Feb. 13, 2026