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CS/CS/HB 335: Psychiatric Nurses

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health Quality Subcommittee ; Plasencia ; Campbell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Pigman ; Pritchett ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda

Psychiatric Nurses; Requires psychiatric nurses to hold national advanced practice certification as psychiatric mental health advanced practice nurse; authorizes such nurses to approve release of individuals from receiving facility after involuntary examination under certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 6/11/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-111
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/19/2015 House • Filed
1/28/2015 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 30
2/4/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 02/11/15, 3:30 pm, 306 HOB
2/11/2015 House • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 135
2/13/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/18/2015 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 131
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 131
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 30
• CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 128
3/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/12/15, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
3/12/2015 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 236
3/16/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 233
3/17/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 249
4/17/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/15
4/21/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 600
• Amendment(s) adopted (811523) -HJ 600
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/22/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 648
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 2 -HJ 648
4/22/2015 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 508
• Received -SJ 508
4/23/2015 Senate • Withdrawn from Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 591
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 591
• Substituted for CS/SB 476 -SJ 591
• Read 2nd time -SJ 591
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/24/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 622
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 622
4/24/2015 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 844
5/26/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/10/2015 • Approved by Governor
6/11/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-111