Kansas House responds to complaints, unveils bill revamping Board of Nursing’s authority

Nurses keen to reform the Kansas State Board of Nursing flood a House committee hearing to share personal stories of alleged regulatory abuse by the agency.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: February 6, 2026

Words: 1,345

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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TOPEKA — Lacey Grogan, Joshua Conner and Melissa Vaughn recounted traumatic nursing regulatory experiences in Kansas House testimony supporting an extraordinary bill written to force administrative changes at the Kansas State Board of Nursing.

The bill, if signed into law, would void state Board of Nursing disciplinary actions executed between Jan. 1, 2005, and July 1, 2026, including cases of licensure renewal and unprofessional conduct. Documents in the deleted cases would be sealed from the …

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