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February 01, 2026 Newsletter
2026 Kansas Legislative Session Continues
Monday marks the 15th day of the 2026 legislative session and the start of the busiest portion of the process. Only fourteen business days remain before the first major legislative deadline, “Turnaround Day” when bills must advance from their chamber of origin to be considered for final passage. Bills can be exempted from this deadline but the timeline becomes increasingly difficult to overcome in the month of March when leaders look to wrap up the session.
Because it is the second year of the legislative biennium, bills introduced this year also compete with issues leftover from the prior session that can also be considered before the legislature adjourns this spring. Committees have been busy meeting to allow for new bill introductions as well as hearings on issues that remained from last year.
The House Health and Human Services Committee took up one such bill, HB 2366, which allows naturopathic doctors to prescribe legend drugs and testosterone and to order durable medical equipment. The bill also allows for intrauterine insemination and removes the prohibition on invasive physical examination procedures. KMS opposed HB 2366 but it has significant support from the committee. Proponents argue in favor of access and affordability, say their training is adequate in prescribing and downplay the differences between naturopathic and allopathic training. You can view the hearing here . There has been a very significant grassroots effort to pass this legislation, so it is critical that members of the House and Senate health committee hear from you with concise, detailed, respectful concerns as they consider this bill. Please voice your opposition to HB 2366.
There are dozens of bills affecting the practice of medicine that could be considered in coming weeks. The KMS Legislative Committee meets to recommend policy and positions to the KMS Board and to advise KMS advocacy on the ground. A listing of some of the issues we are tracking and bills we have established positions on can be found here.
To the nearly two hundred physicians who attended Advocacy Day last month, thank you for joining us to make sure physician voices are unified in the statehouse and effective for the profession and patients. If you have questions about legislative matters, please contact
Sincerely,
Contact the Committee Members
Please use the links below to access the House and Senate Health Committee pages on the Kansas Legislature website. Each member’s name links to their legislative profile, which includes their email contact information.
