Maddy summaryMassachusetts bill HD 136 would allow the state to join the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), enabling registered and licensed practical nurses with a Massachusetts license (their "home state") to practice in other participating states without obtaining separate licenses. The bill creates legal definitions and procedures for the NLC, including recognizing a "multistate license" that authorizes practice across all compact states. Nurses must meet Massachusetts licensing standards, pass required exams, and pass background checks, but their home-state license would automatically grant practice rights in other compact states. This directly affects Massachusetts nurses seeking to work in other NLC states and streamlines interstate practice for nursing professionals.
Rep. Bud Williams
Total votes
1,241
all sessions
Attendance
100%
3 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
97%
of cast votes
Lower than 95% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 94% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,462
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
2
assignments
1,462 bills and resolutions
Sponsored bills
Total
1,462
Primary
93
Co-sponsor
1,369
This page
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