Kansas Legislature

HB 2477

AN ACT concerning governmental response to COVID-19; relating to health and healthcare; renewing provisions of law authorizing expanded practice by certain healthcare professionals; providing for exceptions thereto; suspending certain licensure and other requirements for adult care homes; extending the authority of the state board of healing arts to issue temporary emergency licenses; limiting the professions for which such licenses may be issued; amending K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 48-965 and 48-966 and repealing the existing sections.

Senate - Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; - 01/20/2022

On roll call the vote was:

Yea - (36):

Alley, Baumgardner, Billinger, Bowers, Claeys, Corson, Dietrich, Doll, Erickson, Fagg, Faust-Goudeau, Francisco, Gossage, Haley, Hawk, Hilderbrand, Holscher, Kerschen, Kloos, Longbine, Masterson, McGinn, O'Shea, Olson, Peck, Petersen, Pettey, Pittman, Pyle, Ryckman, Straub, Suellentrop, Sykes, Tyson, Ware, Warren,

Nay - (2):

Steffen, Thompson,

Present and Passing - (0):

Absent and Not Voting - (2):

Holland, Wilborn,

Not Voting - (0):