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):