Governor signs bill voiding certain disciplinary actions at Kansas Board of Nursing

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 635

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly signed a slew of bills Tuesday, including one that changes procedures at the Kansas Board of Nursing and voids nonpractice violations by nurses going back to 2005.

Kelly signed House Bill 2528, a controversial bill that rolls back nonpractice disciplinary actions after some former nurses testified they were punished for simple administrative errors. Other nurses opposed the bill, saying some of the nonpractice violations were serious and shouldn’t be …

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