Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2478: Requiring that advanced practice registered nurses and registered nurse anesthetists submit to a criminal history check upon application for a nursing license.

Enacted Last action March 23, 2026: Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026

Plain-language summary

HB 2478 is a bill introduced in the Kansas House on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring that advanced practice registered nurses and registered nurse anesthetists submit to a criminal history check upon application for a nursing license. Primary sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services.