l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 488

Nursing Licensure Compact; create.

Became law as Chapter 359, Laws of 2017, signed March 20, 2017, 66 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE SECTIONS 73-15-201 AND 73-15-202, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT INTO THE LAW THE NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT AND PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ENTERS THE COMPACT WITH OTHER STATES THAT JOIN IN THE COMPACT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-15-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE" IN THE NURSING PRACTICE LAW TO CONFORM TO THE NEW NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-15-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI BOARD OF NURSING TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 73-15-22 AND 73-15-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS THE FORMER NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT; 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

3 co-sponsors

William Tracy Arnold, Deborah Butler Dixon, Debra Gibbs

Its course

January 13 to March 20, 2017, 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 action14 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jan 196 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 13 to Jan 185 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Mar 242 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 17 to Feb 225 days

FinanceFeb 22 to Feb 286 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 2 to Mar 1311 days

With the GovernorMar 13 to Mar 207 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 2

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 13 – Jan 19

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 18Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 19Passed the House

In the Senate Jan 23 – Mar 2

  1. Jan 23Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Finance
  3. Feb 22Reported as amended from PH to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Mar 2Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 3 – Mar 13

  1. Mar 3Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 8Concurred in the House in the Senate's amendments
  3. Mar 13Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Mar 13 – Mar 20

  1. Mar 13Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Mar 20Approved by the Governor
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 18Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 19PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 23Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 17Referred To Public Health and Welfare;FinanceSenate
  6. Feb 22DR - TSDPAA: PH To FISenate
  7. Feb 28Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  8. Mar 2AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 2Passed As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 3Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  11. Mar 8Concurred in Amend From SenateHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 13Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 13Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  14. Mar 20Approved by GovernorGovernor