Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 37
Death certificate; APRNs and physician assistants may sign instead of physician in certain circumstances.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO CERTIFY THE CAUSE OF DEATH OF A PERSON AND SIGN THE DEATH CERTIFICATE INSTEAD OF A PHYSICIAN IF THE NURSE OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WAS THE PRIMARY PERSON WHO ATTENDED TO THE CARE OF THE DECEDENT BEFORE THE DEATH OF THE DECEDENT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 10 to March 4, 2025, 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 action6 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 10 to Feb 526 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 10 to Jan 2818 days
In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 4 · stopped27 days
Public Health and WelfareFeb 17 to Mar 4 · stopped15 days
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 10 – Feb 5
- Jan 10Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 5Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 6 – Mar 4
- Feb 6Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Jan 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate