Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2533

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
2/6/26  
Engrossed
2/11/26  
Refer
2/12/26  
Report Pass
3/11/26  
Enrolled
4/9/26  

Caption

Enacting the occupational therapy licensure compact, respiratory care interstate compact, esthetics licensure compact and athletic trainer licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges.

Impact

The enactment of HB 2533 would significantly modify existing state laws regarding esthetic practice, allowing for a multistate licensure system. Under this compact, member states would collaborate more effectively, share information, and agree on uniform requirements for practitioners to ensure public safety and compliance across state lines. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for addressing adverse actions against practitioners, enabling effective communication and response coordination among member states, thereby enhancing regulatory oversight.

Summary

House Bill 2533 establishes an interstate compact for the regulation and practice of esthetics, aimed at enhancing public access to esthetic services, improving safety standards, and reducing barriers associated with esthetician licensure. The bill seeks to create a regulatory framework that allows licensed estheticians to practice in multiple member states without needing to obtain separate licenses in each state, thus promoting greater mobility within the profession. This aims to benefit both practitioners and clients by ensuring that trained professionals can offer services in various jurisdictions seamlessly.

Sentiment

The general sentiment surrounding HB 2533 appears to be cautiously optimistic among supporters who emphasize the benefits of increased workforce mobility and accessibility of esthetic services. However, some stakeholders express concern regarding the potential oversight and standardization implications of such a compact, raising questions about the adequacy of safety regulations and the influence of state-specific practices being compromised in a multistate environment.

Contention

Notable points of contention stem from differing priorities between regulatory ease and the maintenance of stringent local standards. Opponents of the bill fear that a unified approach could undermine local regulations that are designed to cater to unique market needs and consumer safety. The balance between promoting interstate practice and ensuring that local health and safety standards are not diluted is at the heart of the debate regarding this bill's implementation.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS SR1702

A resolution honoring the life, career and trailblazing achievements of Kansas icon Ed Dwight.

KS HCR5002

Providing for the adjournment sine die of the 2024 special session of the Legislature.

Similar Bills

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