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CS/SB 1316: Nurse Licensure Compact

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Grimsley

Nurse Licensure Compact; Creating the Nurse Licensure Compact; providing for the recognition of nursing licenses in party states; providing requirements for obtaining and retaining a multistate license; providing the effect of the act on a current licensee; requiring all party states to participate in a coordinated licensure information system; designating the state administrator of the Nurse Licensure Compact and other members, employees, or representatives of the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators as state agents for the purpose of applying sovereign immunity and waivers of sovereign immunity, etc.

Effective Date: December 31, 2018, or upon enactment of the Nurse Licensure Compact into law by 26 states, whichever occurs first
 Last Action: 3/8/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1061 (Ch. 2016-139), HB 1063 (Ch. 2016-97) -SJ 791
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/4/2016 Senate • Filed
1/11/2016 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 99
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 99
2/4/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/09/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/9/2016 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 344
2/10/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 344
2/12/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/17/16, 10:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building
2/17/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 434
2/19/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 434
2/25/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/01/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/1/2016 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 563
3/2/2016 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 567
3/4/2016 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/16
3/8/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 791
• Substituted HB 1061 -SJ 791
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1061 (Ch. 2016-139), HB 1063 (Ch. 2016-97) -SJ 791