NURSING-QUALIFICATIONS FOR LIC
Summary
Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. Provides that an applicant for registered nurse licensure or licensed practical nurse licensure shall have graduated, or will graduate prior to testing, from an approved program. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Jul 2003
Introduced Apr 2, 2003
Signed Jul 22, 2003
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2003 · House May 31, 2003
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
May 12, 2003
D
Democratic27
100% Yea
R
Republican22
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
10
Committee
13
Amendments
3
Jul 22, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2003
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2003
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
lower
May 28, 2003
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Registration and Regulation Committee; 010-000-000
lower
May 16, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Registration and Regulation Committee
lower
May 14, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 14, 2003
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Steve Davis; Motion #1
lower
May 13, 2003
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 13, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 12, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-4)
senate
May 1, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 005-000-000
upper
Apr 30, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Apr 30, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
upper
Apr 30, 2003
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 30, 2003
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney
upper
Apr 16, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities
upper
Apr 8, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 2, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 13, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 017-000-000
lower
Feb 26, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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