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

Senator Camera Bartolotta
R Senate District 46
Co-Sponsors

Sen. Joseph Scarnati
R Senate District 25

Sen. Lisa Baker
R Senate District 20

Sen. Mario Scavello
R Senate District 40

Sen. Guy Reschenthaler
R Senate District 37

Sen. Judith Schwank
D Senate District 11

Sen. John Yudichak
D Senate District 14

Sen. Scott Hutchinson
R Senate District 21

Sen. Wayne Langerholc
R Senate District 35

Sen. Art Haywood
D Senate District 4

Sen. Daniel Laughlin
R Senate District 49

Sen. Patrick Stefano
R Senate District 32

Sen. Mike Folmer
R Senate District 48

Sen. Charles McIlhinney
R Senate District 10

Sen. John Blake
D Senate District 22

Sen. Thomas McGarrigle
R Senate District 26

Sen. Daylin Leach
D Senate District 17

Sen. Christine Tartaglione
D Senate District 2

Sen. Wayne Fontana
D Senate District 42

Sen. Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18

Sen. Gene Yaw
R Senate District 23

Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43

Sen. David Argall
R Senate District 29

Sen. John Sabatina
D Senate District 5

Sen. Sharif Street
D Senate District 3

Sen. Anthony Williams
D Senate District 8

Sen. John Rafferty
R Senate District 44

Sen. Scott Wagner
R Senate District 28

Sen. Vincent Hughes
D Senate District 7

Sen. James Brewster
D Senate District 45

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
Votes
24 1 - opens in a new tab |
Monday, April 24, 2017 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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13 2 - opens in a new tab |
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - Senate CONSUMER PROTECTION & PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE Committee Vote
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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.

Sen. John Gordner
R Senate District 27

Rep. Jesse Topper
R House District 78

Rep. Dom Costa
D House District 21
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May 22, 1951 (P.L.0317, No.69), known as the Professional Nursing Law, The
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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