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Committee accepts two bill introductions on nursing board rules and personal‑needs allowance

Committee on House Health and Human Services · January 23, 2026
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Summary

The House Health and Human Services Committee accepted two bills introduced on the record: a nursing‑board reform (as announced in the transcript as RS 2550) concerning board confirmation, nonpractice violations and refunds; and a bill to raise the personal needs allowance for nursing‑facility residents from $50 to $85 (RS 2831).

The Committee on House Health and Human Services accepted two bill introductions at the start of its hearing.

Representative Sandy Pickard introduced a bill read in the record as "r s 25 50" that would change statutes governing the Kansas State Board of Nursing. The bill as introduced would require senate confirmation of board…

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