HB 237: Use of Professional Nursing Titles
GENERAL BILL by Salzman
Use of Professional Nursing Titles; Authorizes persons who hold specified licenses to practice professional nursing or to perform nursing services to use certain titles & abbreviations; requires doctoral degree holders to specify their profession when using specified title.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 10/28/2025 House - Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 10/28/2025 House - Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/21/2025 House • Filed
10/28/2025 House • Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
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HB 237, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/21/2025 at 11:10 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 36 Use of Professional Nursing Titles Sharief Identical Last Action: 10/6/2025 S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 464.015 Titles and abbreviations; restrictions; penalty. Page 1 (pdf)