Requires DOH to establish certain nursing education and professional advancement programs.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2021
General Assembly Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Nov 2021
Introduced Nov 19, 2020
Signed Nov 8, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2021 · General Assembly May 20, 2021
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jun 3, 2021
D
Democratic26
92% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Nov 8, 2021
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2021, c.302.
executive
Jun 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0)
upper
May 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-0-0)
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson)
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 10, 2020
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Nov 19, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
5 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
P
HC
Herb Conaway
DDemocratic
P
Joe Vitale
DDemocratic
P
SM
Stephen M. Sweeney
DDemocratic
P
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Angelica M. Jimenez
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
JD
Joann Downey
DDemocratic
Co
JA
John Armato
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
LW
Loretta Weinberg
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Mila M. Jasey
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
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