Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, authorizes a graduate nurse to engage in the practice of professional nursing without a license for a limited period of time if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 11, 2021
Signed May 4, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 19, 2021 · House Apr 15, 2021
How they voted
30–1
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 19, 2021
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
17
Committee
16
Amendments
1
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 1
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0215)
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/7/2021
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/31/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/31/2021
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/23/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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