Bill Information

Senate Bill 25
2017-2018 Regular Session
An Act amending the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law, further providing for definitions, for State Board of Nursing, for dietitian-nutritionist license required, for temporary practice permit, for graduates of schools of other states, territories or Dominion of Canada, for certified registered nurse practitioners, for scope of practice for certified registered nurse practitioners, for prescriptive authority for certified registered nurse practitioners, for Drug Review Committee and for professional liability; and providing for the expiration of the State Board of Nursing's power to license certified registered nurse practitioners.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Photo of Senator Senator Camera Bartolotta
Senator Camera Bartolotta
R Senate District 46
Co-Sponsors
Photo of Senator Sen. Joseph Scarnati
Sen. Joseph Scarnati
R Senate District 25
Photo of Senator Sen. Lisa Baker
Sen. Lisa Baker
R Senate District 20
Photo of Senator Sen. Mario Scavello
Sen. Mario Scavello
R Senate District 40
Photo of Senator Sen. Guy Reschenthaler
Sen. Guy Reschenthaler
R Senate District 37
Photo of Senator Sen. Judith Schwank
Sen. Judith Schwank
D Senate District 11
Photo of Senator Sen. John Yudichak
Sen. John Yudichak
D Senate District 14
Photo of Senator Sen. Scott Hutchinson
Sen. Scott Hutchinson
R Senate District 21
Photo of Senator Sen. Wayne Langerholc
Sen. Wayne Langerholc
R Senate District 35
Photo of Senator Sen. Art Haywood
Sen. Art Haywood
D Senate District 4
Photo of Senator Sen. Daniel Laughlin
Sen. Daniel Laughlin
R Senate District 49
Photo of Senator Sen. Patrick Stefano
Sen. Patrick Stefano
R Senate District 32
Photo of Senator Sen. Mike Folmer
Sen. Mike Folmer
R Senate District 48
Photo of Senator Sen. Charles McIlhinney
Sen. Charles McIlhinney
R Senate District 10
Photo of Senator Sen. John Blake
Sen. John Blake
D Senate District 22
Photo of Senator Sen. Thomas McGarrigle
Sen. Thomas McGarrigle
R Senate District 26
Photo of Senator Sen. Daylin Leach
Sen. Daylin Leach
D Senate District 17
Photo of Senator Sen. Christine Tartaglione
Sen. Christine Tartaglione
D Senate District 2
Photo of Senator Sen. Wayne Fontana
Sen. Wayne Fontana
D Senate District 42
Photo of Senator Sen. Lisa Boscola
Sen. Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18
Photo of Senator Sen. Gene Yaw
Sen. Gene Yaw
R Senate District 23
Photo of Senator Sen. Jay Costa
Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43
Photo of Senator Sen. David Argall
Sen. David Argall
R Senate District 29
Photo of Senator Sen. John Sabatina
Sen. John Sabatina
D Senate District 5
Photo of Senator Sen. Sharif Street
Sen. Sharif Street
D Senate District 3
Photo of Senator Sen. Anthony Williams
Sen. Anthony Williams
D Senate District 8
Photo of Senator Sen. John Rafferty
Sen. John Rafferty
R Senate District 44
Photo of Senator Sen. Scott Wagner
Sen. Scott Wagner
R Senate District 28
Photo of Senator Sen. Vincent Hughes
Sen. Vincent Hughes
D Senate District 7
Photo of Senator Sen. James Brewster
Sen. James Brewster
D Senate District 45
Photo of Senator Sen. Bob Mensch
Sen. Bob Mensch
R Senate District 24
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Referred to Professional Licensure, April 27, 2017 House
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0314 Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Feb. 15, 2017
Reported as committed, April 18, 2017
First consideration, April 18, 2017
Second consideration, April 24, 2017
Re-referred to Appropriations, April 24, 2017
Re-reported as committed, April 24, 2017
Third consideration and final passage, April 26, 2017 (38-11)
Vote on final passage reconsidered, April 26, 2017
Final passage, April 26, 2017 (39-10)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 414), April 26, 2017
In the House
Referred to Professional Licensure, April 27, 2017
Printers Numbers
Feb 15, 2017
PN 314
Votes
Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References

This bill amends the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.0317, No.69), known as the Professional Nursing Law, The. Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.


Senate Bill 25
2017-2018 Regular Session
Sponsors
BARTOLOTTA, SCARNATI, BAKER, SCAVELLO, RESCHENTHALER, SCHWANK, YUDICHAK, HUTCHINSON, LANGERHOLC, HAYWOOD, LAUGHLIN, STEFANO, FOLMER, McILHINNEY, BLAKE, McGARRIGLE, LEACH, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, BOSCOLA, YAW, COSTA, ARGALL, SABATINA, STREET, WILLIAMS, RAFFERTY, WAGNER, HUGHES, BREWSTER, MENSCH

Short Title
An Act amending the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law, further providing for definitions, for State Board of Nursing, for dietitian-nutritionist license required, for temporary practice permit, for graduates of schools of other states, territories or Dominion of Canada, for certified registered nurse practitioners, for scope of practice for certified registered nurse practitioners, for prescriptive authority for certified registered nurse practitioners, for Drug Review Committee and for professional liability; and providing for the expiration of the State Board of Nursing's power to license certified registered nurse practitioners.

Memo Subject
Modernization of the Professional Nursing Law

Actions
0314 Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Feb. 15, 2017
Reported as committed, April 18, 2017
First consideration, April 18, 2017
Second consideration, April 24, 2017
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 24, 2017
Re-reported as committed, April 24, 2017
Third consideration and final passage, April 26, 2017 (38-11)
Vote on final passage reconsidered, April 26, 2017
Final passage, April 26, 2017 (39-10)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 414), April 26, 2017
In the House
Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, April 27, 2017

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