HB 2070 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Enacting the dietitian licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges for dietitians.

HB 2070 creates the Dietitian Licensure Compact, allowing licensed dietitians from participating states to practice across state lines without obtaining separate licenses in each state. The bill directly affects licensed dietitians seeking to work in multiple states, patients accessing dietetics services, and healthcare systems serving military families (as noted in Section 1, subsection (g)). Key mechanisms include establishing uniform requirements for practice, eliminating duplicate licensing, and creating a "compact privilege" equivalent to a license in participating states. This reduces administrative burdens for professionals and states while preserving each state’s authority to regulate practice and hold dietitians accountable for local patient care standards.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Apr 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Introduced As Amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services · 11 edits
MAJOR
The bill's definitions section was significantly reorganized and updated. The most important change is the expansion of the definition of 'adverse action' to explicitly list specific disciplinary measures like revocation, suspension, and probation, replacing a vague reference to 'practice' privileges. Additionally, several definitions were removed entirely, including those for 'alternative program,' 'CDR,' 'charter member state,' 'continuing education,' 'compact commission,' 'compact privilege,' 'current significant investigative information,' 'data system,' 'encumbered license,' and 'encumbrance.'
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding specific definitions has narrowed by removing several terms, while the definition of 'adverse action' has been broadened to include more specific types of disciplinary actions.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'adverse action' was changed to explicitly list specific penalties like revocation, suspension, and probation, rather than vaguely referring to encumbrances on licensure.

The definition for 'alternative program' was deleted.

The definition for 'CDR' (Commission on Dietetic Registration) was deleted.

The definition for 'charter member state' was deleted.

The definition for 'continuing education' was deleted.

The definition for 'compact commission' was deleted.

The definition for 'compact privilege' was deleted.

The definition for 'current significant investigative information' was deleted.

The definition for 'data system' was deleted.

The definition for 'encumbered license' was deleted.

The definition for 'encumbrance' was deleted.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 119, Nay 0, Absent 6
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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