AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES
Summary
Details each of those limited emergency circumstances where a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurses, may safely administer sedation, such as critical life-saving or emergency situations where there is an imminent threat to life or limb.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025
Last action Jun 18, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025
How they voted
24–10
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Jun 12, 2025
D
Democratic32
62% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 14, 2025
Committee
06/14/2025 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/12/2025 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/10/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 1, 2025
Committee
05/01/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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