Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2528: Requiring all state board of nursing actions related to certain nonpractice 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 termination of current board members on January 1, 2027 and requiring the governor to appoint interim board members subject to senate confirmation and requiring the board to issue refunds for overpayment or duplicate payment.

Enacted Last action April 9, 2026: Reengrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026

Plain-language summary

HB 2528 is a bill introduced in the Kansas House on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring all state board of nursing actions related to certain nonpractice 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 termination of current board members on January 1, 2027 and requiring the governor to appoint interim board members subject to senate confirmation and requiring the board to issue refunds for overpayment or duplicate payment. Primary sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2026): Reengrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services.