---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements."
description: "Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2223"
citation: "Kansas HB 2223 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards", "Commissions and Task Forces", "Health Professions and Practices"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-03"
last_action: "2026-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/271d4e9d-dae4-4043-b41a-d544e2fadf73"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2223/"
source_hash: "6f03e5bbfe4c2499495dd3d1c9d571aabd93c8c45bcb32518491672fe9020278"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
---

# Kansas HB 2223 (2025-2026) — Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2223/hb2223_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2223/hb2223_01_0000.pdf)
3. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2223/hb2223_02_0000.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2223/hb2223_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Health and Human Services — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-03-13** Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 12, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-03** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 3, 2026
- **2026-02-27** Engrossed on Thursday, February 26, 2026
- **2026-02-26** Concurred with amendments; Yea 98, Nay 23, Absent 4
- **2026-02-18** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 34, Nay 6 `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. William Clifford was rejected
- **2026-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford
- **2026-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Beverly Gossage was adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Beverly Gossage
- **2026-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-10** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-03-18** Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 97, Nay 24, Absent 4 `passage`
- **2025-03-18** Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- **2025-03-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2025-03-14** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-18** Withdrawn from House Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03** Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/271d4e9d-dae4-4043-b41a-d544e2fadf73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).