Kansas HouseSB 334
Facilitating nursing workforce development by providing education levels for instructors at nursing schools as a requirement for state approval.
Passed 81–43Party-line
What it does: Requires nursing school faculty to hold a nursing degree at least one level above the degree of the program they teach, bars the Board of Nursing from requiring more advanced credentials, and lets the Board grant exemptions to schools with hiring hardships. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Emergency Final Action - Passed
The tally
Yes 81 · No 43 · Not voting 1
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Republicans | 81 | 6 | 1 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 6 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Chuck SmithR3No
- Dan GoddardR7No
- Ken CollinsR2No
- Mark SchreiberR60No
- Ronald EllisR47No
- Tim JohnsonR38No
The full roll (125)
Yes 81
- Adam TurkR117
- Allen ReavisR63
- Angel RoeserR67
- Angela StiensR39
- Avery AndersonR72
- Barb WasingerR111
- Bill BloomR64
- Bill RhileyR80
- Bill SuttonR43
- Blake CarpenterR81
- Bob LewisR123
- Brad BarrettR76
- Brett FairchildR113
- Brian BergkampR93
- Carl TurnerR28
- Carolyn CaiharrR33
- Charlotte EsauR14
- Chip VanHoudenR26
- Chris CroftR8
- Clarke SandersR69
- Courtney SappingtonR5
- Cyndi HowertonR98
- Dale HelwigR1
- Dan HawkinsR100
- Dave BuehlerR40
- Dawn WolfR107
- Doug BlexR12
- Duane DrogeR13
- Emil BergquistR91
- Francis AwerkampR61
- Fred GardnerR9
- Gary WhiteR115
- Greg WilsonR70
- Jason GoetzR119
- Jesse BorjonR52
- Jill WardR105
- Jim MinnixR118
- Joe SeiwertR101
- Ken CorbetR54
- Ken RahjesR110
- Kevin SchwertfegerR114
- Kristey WilliamsR77
- Kyle HoffmanR116
- Kyle McNortonR50
- Kyler SweelyR102
- Lance NeellyR42
- Laura WilliamsR30
- Lauren BohiR15
- Leah HowellR82
- Leo DelperdangR94
- Lisa MoserR106
- Lon PishnyR122
- Marty LongR124
- Megan SteeleR51
- Mike KingR74
- Mike StormR121
- Nate ButlerR68
- Nick HoheiselR97
- Pat ProctorR41
- Paul WaggonerR104
- Rebecca SchmoeR59
- Rick JamesR4
- Rick WilbornR73
- Robyn EssexR78
- Ron BryceR11
- Samantha Poetter ParshallR6
- Sandy PickertR88
- Sean TarwaterR27
- Sean WillcottR62
- Shannon FrancisR125
- Shawn ChaunceyR65
- Sherri BrantleyR112
- Steve BrunkR85
- Steve HoweR71
- Steve HuebertR90
- Susan EstesR87
- Susan HumphriesR99
- Tom KesslerR96
- Troy WaymasterR109
- Web RothR79
- Will CarpenterR75
No 43
- Abi BoatmanD86
- Alexis SimmonsD58
- Angela MartinezD103
- Barbara BallardD44
- Brandon WoodardD108
- Brooklynne MosleyD46
- Chuck SmithR3
- Cindy NeighborD18
- Dan GoddardR7
- Dan OsmanD48
- Ford CarrD84
- Heather MeyerD29
- Henry HelgersonD83
- Jarrod OusleyD24
- Jerry StogsdillD21
- Jo Ella HoyeD17
- John AlcalaD57
- John CarmichaelD92
- K.C. OhaebosimD89
- Ken CollinsR2
- Kirk HaskinsD53
- Linda FeatherstonD16
- Lindsay VaughnD22
- Louis RuizD31
- Lynn MeltonD36
- Mari-Lynn PoskinD20
- Mark SchreiberR60
- Melissa OropezaD37
- Mike AmyxD45
- Nikki McDonaldD49
- Pam CurtisD32
- Ronald EllisR47
- Rui XuD25
- Stephanie Sawyer-ClaytonD19
- Susan RuizD23
- Suzanne WikleD10
- Sydney CarlinD66
- Tim JohnsonR38
- Tobias SchlingensiepenD55
- Tom SawyerD95
- Val WinnD34
- Virgil WeigelD56
- Wanda PaigeD35
Not voting 1
- Adam SmithR120
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