NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT
Summary
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Ratifies and approves the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows for the issuance of multistate licenses that allow nurses to practice in their home state and other compact states. Provides that the Compact does not supersede existing State labor laws.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 25, 2017
Last action Jan 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2017
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 48
Apr 25, 2017
D
Democratic28
82% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
4
Committee
9
May 31, 2017
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
lower
May 17, 2017
Lower · Passed
Remains in Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
May 17, 2017
Committee
Motion Do Pass - Lost Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-007-000
lower
May 9, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-5)
senate
Mar 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 011-000-000
upper
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions
upper
Jan 26, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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