Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain advanced practice registered nurses; authorizing a fee.
HB 2532 amends Texas law to clarify definitions for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), including nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists. The bill updates licensing definitions in the Occupations Code and authorizes a fee related to these regulations. It directly affects APRNs seeking or maintaining licensure and the Texas Board of Nursing, which oversees their regulation. The key provision standardizes terminology for nursing practice definitions but does not expand APRN scope of practice or prescribe new clinical duties. This is a procedural bill focused on regulatory clarity and fee authorization, not substantive practice changes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2025
Last action Mar 17, 2025
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Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
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1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joanne Shofner
RRepublican
Co
A.J. Louderback
RRepublican
Co
Andy Hopper
RRepublican
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
Cody Vasut
RRepublican
Co
Don McLaughlin
RRepublican
Co
Donna Howard
DDemocratic
Co
Ellen Troxclair
RRepublican
Co
Helen Kerwin
RRepublican
Co
Janis Holt
RRepublican
Co
Keresa Richardson
RRepublican
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