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SB 59 Delaware Senate · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO A MULTISTATE NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT.

Summary
This Act replaces the current multistate nurse licensure compact with an enhanced version. The enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact allows for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to have one multistate license, with the privilege to practice in their home state and other compact states. Under the enhanced version, all nurses practicing under a multistate license must meet a minimum set of licensure requirements, including a fingerprint federal criminal background check. Nurses who fail to meet these requirements will not be eligible for a multistate license, and multistate privileges will be removed from nurses when disciplinary actions are taken against a home state multistate license. If Delaware fails to enact the enhanced nurse multistate licensure compact, Delaware nurses with current multistate licenses will no longer be permitted to practice in states that have enacted the enhanced version. Currently, 13 states have adopted this enhanced Compact and legislation to adopt it is pending in 15 other states.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jun 2017
Introduced Apr 5, 2017 Signed Jun 30, 2017
Floor votes · House Jun 28, 2017

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jun 30, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 14, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
lower
May 18, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House
lower
May 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
upper
May 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
Amendment SA 1 to SB 59 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
upper
May 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Sunset) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
upper
May 9, 2017
Introduced
Amendment SA 1 to SB 59 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee in Senate
upper
3 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
DE
9
P
MR
Margaret Rose Henry
DDemocratic
DE
2
P
Photo of Stephanie Bolden
Stephanie Bolden
DDemocratic
DE
2
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
BH
Bryon H. Short
DDemocratic
DE
7
Co
Photo of Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
HM
Helene M. Keeley
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
JJ
John J. Viola
DDemocratic
DE
26
Co
Photo of Paul Baumbach
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
DE
23