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CS/HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Griffitts ; Abbott ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Overdorf

Nursing Education Programs; Revision to application requirements for nursing education program approval; requiring the Board of Nursing to deny an application under certain circumstances; authorizing the board to revoke a program's approval under certain circumstances; authorizing the board to investigate the nature of an adverse action and take specified actions; revising requirements for annual reports program directors of approved programs are required to submit to the board; providing for the termination of a program's approval, and discipline of its program director, under certain circumstances; revising remediation procedures for approved programs with graduate passage rates that do not meet specified requirements; deleting a provision authorizing the board to extend a program's probationary status; revising requirements for certain nursing education programs placed on probationary status; providing requirements for programs with certain graduate passage rates.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 5/2/2025 House - Ordered enrolled
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee
3/20/2025 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
3/24/2025 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
3/25/2025 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
4/11/2025 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
4/21/2025 House • PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
4/22/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/25/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 584287 adopted
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 78, NAYS 28
4/25/2025 Senate • In Messages
4/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Rules
• Received
4/30/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 980
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 1568 -SJ 981
• Read 2nd time -SJ 980
• Amendment(s) adopted (621510) -SJ 990
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/1/2025 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 1093
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 1094
5/1/2025 House • In Messages
5/2/2025 House • Senate Message List
• Amendment 324221 adopted
• Concurred in Senate amendment 621510 as amended
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 99, NAYS 0
5/2/2025 Senate • In returning messages
• Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (324221) -SJ 1173
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 5 -SJ 1173
5/2/2025 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled