Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Act
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE ACT"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-34, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO MEDICAL ACTS THAT ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES MAY PERFORM, SO AS TO INCLUDE CERTIFYING THE MANNER OF DEATH AND EXECUTING DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDERS EXCEPT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PERMIT THE PRESCRIBING OF SCHEDULE II NARCOTIC SUBSTANCES FOR PATIENTS RESIDING IN LONG-TERM CARE SETTINGS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 31, 2019
Signed May 24, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2019 · House Mar 19, 2019
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
May 7, 2019
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Amendments
4
May 24, 2019
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference report received and adopted
upper
May 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference report adopted
lower
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference committee appointed Herbkersman, Clary, Ridgeway
lower
May 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Davis, Bright-Matthews, Gambrell
upper
May 9, 2019
Introduced
Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
lower
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 7, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-0-1)
senate
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Committed to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 19, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (87-4-14)
house
Mar 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gary E. Clary
RRepublican
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