Bill Information

Senate Bill 25
2019-2020 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 title, for definitions, for State Board of Nursing, for dietitian-nutritionist license required, for unauthorized practices and acts not prohibited, for temporary practice permit, for graduates of schools of other states, territories or Dominion of Canada, for persons entitled to practice, for certified registered nurse practitioners and qualifications, for scope of practice for certified registered nurse practitioners, for prescriptive authority for certified registered nurse practitioners, for Drug Review Committee, for professional liability, for reporting of multiple licensure, for continuing nursing education, for punishment for violations, for refusal, suspension or revocation of license, for reinstatement of license and for injunction or other process; and providing for the expiration of the State Board of Nursing's power to license certified registered nurse practitioners.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
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Senator Camera Bartolotta
R Senate District 46
Co-Sponsors
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Sen. Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18
Photo of Senator Sen. Joseph Scarnati
Sen. Joseph Scarnati
R Senate District 25
Photo of Senator Sen. Wayne Langerholc
Sen. Wayne Langerholc
R Senate District 35
Photo of Senator Sen. Mike Folmer
Sen. Mike Folmer
R Senate District 48
Photo of Senator Sen. James Brewster
Sen. James Brewster
D Senate District 45
Photo of Senator Sen. Wayne Fontana
Sen. Wayne Fontana
D Senate District 42
Photo of Senator Sen. Scott Hutchinson
Sen. Scott Hutchinson
R Senate District 21
Photo of Senator Sen. Patrick Stefano
Sen. Patrick Stefano
R Senate District 32
Photo of Senator Sen. Judith Schwank
Sen. Judith Schwank
D Senate District 11
Photo of Senator Sen. Judy Ward
Sen. Judy Ward
R Senate District 30
Photo of Senator Sen. Maria Collett
Sen. Maria Collett
D Senate District 12
Photo of Senator Sen. John Blake
Sen. John Blake
D Senate District 22
Photo of Senator Sen. Art Haywood
Sen. Art Haywood
D Senate District 4
Photo of Senator Sen. Daylin Leach
Sen. Daylin Leach
D Senate District 17
Photo of Senator Sen. Mario Scavello
Sen. Mario Scavello
R Senate District 40
Photo of Senator Sen. John Yudichak
Sen. John Yudichak
I Senate District 14
Photo of Senator Sen. Daniel Laughlin
Sen. Daniel Laughlin
R Senate District 49
Photo of Senator Sen. Vincent Hughes
Sen. Vincent Hughes
D Senate District 7
Photo of Senator Sen. Lisa Baker
Sen. Lisa Baker
R Senate District 20
Photo of Senator Sen. Sharif Street
Sen. Sharif Street
D Senate District 3
Photo of Senator Sen. David Argall
Sen. David Argall
R Senate District 29
Photo of Senator Sen. Anthony Williams
Sen. Anthony Williams
D Senate District 8
Photo of Senator Sen. Lawrence Farnese
Sen. Lawrence Farnese
D Senate District 1
Photo of Senator Sen. Bob Mensch
Sen. Bob Mensch
R Senate District 24
Photo of Senator Sen. John Sabatina
Sen. John Sabatina
D Senate District 5
Photo of Senator Sen. Jay Costa
Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43
Photo of Senator Sen. Lindsey Williams
Sen. Lindsey Williams
D Senate District 38
Photo of Senator Sen. Christine Tartaglione
Sen. Christine Tartaglione
D Senate District 2
Photo of Senator Sen. Timothy Kearney
Sen. Timothy Kearney
D Senate District 26
Photo of Senator Sen. Katie Muth
Sen. Katie Muth
D Senate District 44
Photo of Senator Sen. Gene Yaw
Sen. Gene Yaw
R Senate District 23
Photo of Senator Sen. Pam Iovino
Sen. Pam Iovino
D Senate District 37
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Referred to Professional Licensure, June 14, 2019 House
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0334 Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Feb. 27, 2019
0507 Reported as amended, March 27, 2019
First consideration, March 27, 2019
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 290), April 9, 2019
Second consideration, June 3, 2019
Re-referred to Appropriations, June 3, 2019
Re-reported as committed, June 10, 2019
Third consideration and final passage, June 12, 2019 (44-6)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 593-594), June 12, 2019
In the House
Referred to Professional Licensure, June 14, 2019
Printers Numbers
Mar 27, 2019
PN 507
Feb 27, 2019
PN 334
Amendments
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 334
Votes
12 2 - opens in a new tab
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - Senate CONSUMER PROTECTION & PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE Committee Vote
Committee Meetings
(to consider Senate Bills No. 25, 112 and 217)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 25, 112 and 217)
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
2019-2020 Regular Session
Sponsors
BARTOLOTTA, BOSCOLA, SCARNATI, LANGERHOLC, FOLMER, BREWSTER, FONTANA, HUTCHINSON, STEFANO, SCHWANK, J. WARD, COLLETT, BLAKE, HAYWOOD, LEACH, SCAVELLO, YUDICHAK, LAUGHLIN, HUGHES, BAKER, STREET, ARGALL, A. WILLIAMS, FARNESE, MENSCH, SABATINA, COSTA, L. WILLIAMS, TARTAGLIONE, KEARNEY, MUTH, YAW, IOVINO

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 title, for definitions, for State Board of Nursing, for dietitian-nutritionist license required, for unauthorized practices and acts not prohibited, for temporary practice permit, for graduates of schools of other states, territories or Dominion of Canada, for persons entitled to practice, for certified registered nurse practitioners and qualifications, for scope of practice for certified registered nurse practitioners, for prescriptive authority for certified registered nurse practitioners, for Drug Review Committee, for professional liability, for reporting of multiple * * *

Memo Subject
Modernization of the Professional Nursing Law

Actions
0334 Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, Feb. 27, 2019
0507 Reported as amended, March 27, 2019
First consideration, March 27, 2019
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 290), April 9, 2019
Second consideration, June 3, 2019
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 3, 2019
Re-reported as committed, June 10, 2019
Third consideration and final passage, June 12, 2019 (44-6)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 593-594), June 12, 2019
In the House
Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, June 14, 2019

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