Concerning the multistate nurse licensure compact.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Signed Apr 20, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2023 · House Apr 6, 2023
How they voted
40–8
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 6, 2023
D
Democratic29
68% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
15
Committee
12
Apr 20, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 6, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-4)
house
Apr 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Apr 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
PEW - Majority; do pass.
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 8:00 AM.
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-8-1)
senate
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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