Kansas House bill in Session 2025-2026.
Status: passed_lower. Latest action: March 13, 2026.
HB2478 - Requiring that advanced practice registered nurses and registered nurse anesthetists submit to a criminal history check upon application for a nursing license.
AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to nursing licensure; requiring advance practice registered nurses and registered nurse anesthetists to submit to a criminal history check upon application for a nursing license; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-1112 and repealing the existing section.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-13 | Status | passed_lower |
| 2026-03-13 | Latest Action | Final Action - Passed; Yea: 38 Nay: 1 |