Forensic nurses.
Summary
Specifies requirements that a registered nurse must meet in order to practice as a forensic nurse. Requires biennial continuing education for a forensic nurse. Provides that a forensic nurse who is practicing as a forensic nurse on June 30, 2021, is not required to meet the biennial forensic nursing education requirements until June 30, 2023.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Mar 29, 2021
Signed Apr 22, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 16, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Apr 22, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 5, 2021
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 341: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 263: yeas 93, nays 3
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 77: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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