AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT (Amends the interstate nurse licensure compact and adopts an enhanced and more comprehensive version of the compact, to allow nurses to hold a multi-state license allowing them to practice across state lines without having to obtain multiple licenses.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 21, 2023
Signed Jun 24, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 24, 2023
Signed into law
06/24/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
upper
Jun 15, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/15/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 13, 2023
Committee
06/13/2023 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
Jun 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/12/2023 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 8, 2023
Committee
03/08/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced
02/21/2023 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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