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CS/SB 36: Use of Professional Nursing Titles

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Sharief ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Osgood ; Davis ; Rouson ; Berman

Use of Professional Nursing Titles; Authorizing licensed nurses who hold a doctoral degree to use specified titles and abbreviations in a specified manner; prohibiting nurses who hold a doctoral degree from using a specified title in the clinical setting without clearly specifying their profession, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/4/2026 Senate - CS by Health Policy read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/8/2025 Senate • Filed
10/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/28/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/2/2026 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 2
2/3/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/4/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time