Requires general hospitals to have a registered professional nurse as a member of the governing entity responsible for developing a general hospital's strategic plan, structure, systems, policies and programs
Summary
Requires hospitals to have a registered professional nurse as a sitting and voting member of the governing entity responsible for developing a hospital's strategic plan, structure, systems, policies and programs.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Mar 10, 2026
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What changed between versions
S2278
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S2278A
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4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to clarify that the requirement for a registered professional nurse on hospital governing boards applies specifically to general hospitals, rather than all hospitals. The amendment also updated the bill's sponsor list to include additional senators and added procedural text indicating the bill was recommitted to the Health Committee for further review.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from applying to all hospitals to applying only to general hospitals.
SCOPE
Changed the requirement from applying to 'all hospitals' to applying only to 'general hospitals' in both the bill title and the operative text of Section 1.
ELIGIBILITY
Added three new co-sponsors (Senators BROUK, FAHY, and PARKER) to the bill's sponsor list.
TECHNICAL
Added procedural language indicating the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, section 8, and that the committee was subsequently discharged.
Updated the bill number from 2278 to 2278-A to reflect the amended version.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2025
How they voted
38–15
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 63
Jun 6, 2025
D
Democratic41
82% Yea
R
Republican22
68% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 2278A
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
Jun 6, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
Jun 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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