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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1275

Nurse; restrict use of word "nurse" in job title only to those licensed under Nurse Practice Law.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-15-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF ANY TITLE, DESIGNATION OR ABBREVIATION BY WHICH A PERSON REPRESENTS THAT HE OR SHE IS ANY TYPE OF NURSE UNLESS THE PERSON IS LICENSED TO PRACTICE UNDER THE NURSING PRACTICE LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS DOES NOT PROHIBIT A CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT OR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT FROM USING THE WORD "NURSE" OR "NURSING" AS PART OF HIS OR HER JOB TITLE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Frances Fredericks

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 13 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 10Amendment failed in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 13Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 13Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate