Bill No - American College Health Association
STATUS OF BILLS IMPLEMENTING OR DIRECTLY RELATED TO 2015 NURSING LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
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Abbreviations: See End of Table for Explanations of Abbreviations
Bill Version: cs –Committee Substitute; ca - Committee Amendment; a – Amendment;
Committee Actions: Hearing set; Action pend; Ref Subcom; Voted fav; Rept’d fav; Recm’d Loc
Floor Action: Set Reg Cal; Set Loc Cal; Set Intent Cal; Passed Reg; Passed Loc; Pulled Loc
Conference Committee: None; Hse Appt; Sen Appt; Pending; Rpt Filed; Adopted
Governor Action: Sent to Gov, Signed; Fil wo sgn; Vetoed
|Bill No. & Author |Description |1st |Committee |
| | |Chamber |Action |
HB 2696
D. Howard |Mandates DSHS study and authorizes DSHS to make grants
|3/16
Refer’d
PubHealth |4/14
Action pend | | | | | | | |SB 1160
Whitmire |Requires hospitals to have violence prevention plan.
Companions: HB 4110 |3/17
Refer’d
HHS | | | | | | | | |HB 4110
Dutton |Companions: SB 1160 |3/23
Refer’d
PubHealth
| | | | | | | | |2. Disclosing Identity of Nurses Reporting Physicians to TMB | | | | | | | | | |SB 1813
Kolkhorst
(OPPOSED) |Requires TMB provide reported physician and un-redacted copy of complaint. Since anonymous complaints not allowed, complaint will include complainant’s identity.
Companion: HB 4008 |3/25
Refer’d
HHS | | | | | | | | |HB 4008
Zerwas
(OPPOSED) |Companions: SB 1813 |3/23
Refer’d
PubHealth | | | | | | | | |B. Workplace Injury Claims | | | | | | | | | |HB 956
C.Turner |Addresses Tx Sup Ct case holding certain claims for workplace injuries be treated as healthcare liability claims rather than workplace injury claims. Not limited to employees
Related Legislation HB 1403 by Sheets |3/2
Refer’d
JudCivJur |4/14
Hearing Set
Not heard | |
| | | | | |HB 1403
Sheets |Addresses Tx Sup Ct case holding certain claims for workplace injuries be treated as healthcare liability claims rather than workplace injury claims. Limited to employees.
Related Legislation: HB 956 by C.Turner |3/9
Refer’d
JudCivJur |4/14
Action pend | |
| | | | | |
C. SCHOOL NURSES & SCHOOL HEALTH |
| | | | | | | | |1. Notification if No Nurse Assigned to Child’s School | | | | | | | | | |SB 69
Ellis |Requires schools to notify parents if no school nurse on campus fulltime |1/26
Refer’d
Educ |4/15
Rept’d fav | | | | | | | |HB 1938
Coleman |Companion: SB 69 |3/11
Refer’d
PubEd | | | | | | | | |2. Scoliosis Screening | | | | | | | | | |HB 2323
Blanco |Changes grades in which schools mandated to do screenings |3/17
Refer’d
PubEd |4/14
Action Pend | | | | | | | |3. Qualifications Of School Nurse | | | | | | | | | |HB 1729
Pena |Requires that nurses employed by public schools be BSN prepared |3/12
Refer’d
PubEd | | | | | | | | |
D. APRN Practice |
| | | | | | | |1. Participation in Networks | | | | | | | | | |HB 3398
Paddie |APRN in networks w/o delegating physician
Companion: SB 1980 |3/17
Refer’d
Ins | | | | | | | | |SB 1980
Garcia |Companion: HB 3398 |3/25
Refer’d
HHS | | | | | | | | | |2. Prescribing CS IIs | | | | | | | | | |HB 2602
Coleman |CS IIs: 1) palliative care & mental illness, 2) hydrocodone-containing meds, 3) community pharmacy filing of discharge prescriptions
Companion: None |3/16
Refer’d
PubHealth |4/14
CS
Action pend | | | | | | | |HB 3632
Zerwas |CS IIs: palliative care
Companion: None |3/19
Refer’d
PubHealth | | | | | | | | |3. Signing Forms and Documentation | | | | | | | | | |HB 1473
Bell |Omnibus bill covering signing of multiple types of forms by both APRNs and PAs
Companion: None |3/5
Refer’d
PubHealth | | | | | | | | |HB 1185
Bell |Omnibus bill covering signing of multiple types of forms by APRNs only
Companion: None |3/3
PubHealth | | | | | | | | |HB 3912
Phelan |APRNs signing death certificates
Companion: None |3/23
Refer’d
PubHealth | | | | | | | | |SB 466
Rodriquez |APRNs signing jury duty exemptions
Companion: HB 3913 |2/10
Refer’d
StateAffairs | | | | | | | | |HB 3913
Phelan |Companion: SB 466 |3/23
Refer’d
JudCivJur | | | | | | | | |4. Full Practice Authority | | | | | | | | | |HB 1885
Bell |Grants APRNs full practice authority, including prescribing, under nursing license
Companion: SB 751 |3/11
Refer’d
PubHealth | | | | | | | | |SB 751
Rodriquez/Burton |Companion: HB 1885 |3/2
Refer’d
HHS | | | | | | | | |5. Synchronization of APRN Licensing and CS Registration | | | | | | | | | |SB 196
Schwertner |Synchronizes APRN license renewal and controlled substance registration
Companion: |1/27
Refer’d
HHS | | | | | | | | |7. PAs Completing Worker Comp Forms | | | | | | | | | |SB 1572
Uresti |Authorizes PAs to sign worker comp forms as agents of physician
Companion: HB 3833 |3/23
Refer’d
BusCom | | | | | | | | |HB 3833
Coleman |Companion: SB 1572 |3/23
Refer’d
BusInd | | | | | | | | |
E. NPA AMENDMENTS & REGULATION OF NURSING |
| | | | | | | | |1. RNs Administer Meds Ordered by Therapeutic Optometrist | | | | | | | | | |HB 2129
Klick
|Amends definition of professional nursing to add therapeutic optometrists to list of practitioners on whose orders RNs can administer medications
Companion: SB 1111 |3/13
Refer’d
PubHealth | | | | | | | | |SB 1111
Burton |Companion: HB2129 |3/16
Refer’d
HHS | | | | | | | | |2. Disciplinary Process | | | | | | | | | |HB 3974
Darby |Provides process for expunction of certain disciplinary records after period of time |3/23
Refer’d
PubHealth
|4/21
Hearing set | |
| | | | | |HB 3981
Darby |Provides option for SOAH decisions to be final decision |3/23
Refer’d
LicAdmProc
| | |
| | | | | |HB 998
Y.Davis |Requires DSHS to report certain practitioners to licensing board |3/2
Refer’d
PubHealth | | |
| | | | | |3. Identification of Practitioners | | | | | | | | | |HB 2897
S.Davis |Set identification requirements for practitioners associated with a hospital
Companion: SB 1753 |3/16
Refer’d
PubHealth |4/14
CS/a
Voted fav | | | | | | | |SB 1753
Campbell |Companion: HB 2897 |3/24
Refer’d
HHS |4/9
CS
Voted fav |4/15
CS/a
Passed |4/16
Rcvd in House | | | | | |4. BON Appropriations | | |
| | | | | | |HB 1 - Appro Bill Article VIII
Otto |BON exceptional item requests – 1) staff, 2) legal resources , 3) exec dir salary
Companion: SB 1
Conferees: |2/9
Filed
Appro |3/24
CS
Rept’d Fav |4/1
CS/a
Passed Reg |4/7
Refer’d
Finance |4/9
CS
Rept’d Reg |4/14
CS
Passed | | | |SB 2–Appro Bill, Article VIII
Nelson |Companion: HB 1 |1/27
Refer’d
Finance |3/25
Action pend | | | | | | | |
F. NURSING WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION |
| | | | | | | | |1. Shortage Funding
Maintaining special funding for professional nursing shortage reduction program. ($33.75 mil) | | | | | | | | | |Shortage Funds
HB 1 – Appro Bill
THECB Bill Pattern
|Nursing Shortage Reduction Program funding in THECB bill pattern. $33.75 in filed Bill.
Companion: HB 1
Conferees: |2/9
FIled
Appro |3/24
CS
Rept’d Fav |4/1
CS/a
Passed Reg |4/7
Refer’d
Finance |4/9
CS
Rept’d Reg |4/14
CS
Passed | | | |Shortage Funds
SB 2 – Appro Bill
THECB Bill Pattern |Nursing Shortage Reduction Program funding in THECB bill pattern. $33.75 in filed Bill.
Companion: HB 1 |1/27
Refer’d
Finance | | | | | | | | |2. Nursing Innovative Grant Program | | | | | | | | | |HB 495
Howard |Extension of dedication of tobacco lawsuit settlement funds to nursing and authority of THECB to award funds to community and independent colleges
Companion: SB 448 |2/16
Refer’d
HigherEd |3/13
Rept’d Loc |4/9
Passed Loc |4/13
Rec’d Sen | | | | | |SB 448
Hinojosa |Companion: HB 495 |2/9
Refer’d
HigherEd |4/15
Action pend | | | | | | | |3. Increasing Primary Care APRNs | | | | | | | | | |HB 1 – Appro Bill
THECB Bill Pattern
Rider by Howard | |2/9
FIled
Appro |3/24
CS
Rept’d Fav
In Art XI |4/1
CS/a
Passed Reg
In Art XI |4/7
Refer’d
Finance
In Art XI |4/9
CS
Rept’d Reg
In Art XI |4/14
CS
Passed
In Art XI | | | |SB 2 – Appro Bill
THECB Bill Pattern
Rider by Hinojosa | |1/27
Refer’d
Finance | | | | | | | | |4. Community Colleges Offering BSN | | | | | | | | | |SB 271
Ellis |Authorizes THECB to permit community colleges to offer a baccalaureate in field of nursing subject to certain restrictions. |1/28
Refer’d
HigherEd. | | | | | | | | |HB 1384
S.Davis |Companion: |3/9
Refer’d
HigherEd |4/21
Hearing set | | | | | | | |5. Uniform Pre-Nursing Curriculum | | | | | | | | | |HB 3078
Darby |Directs THECB to appoint advisory committee to develop and make recommendations on a uniform pre-nursing curriculum. |3/23
Refer’d
HigherEd |4/15
CS
Voted Fav | | | | | | | |
G. MISCELLANEOUS NURSING RELATED |
| | | | | | | | |1. CNA/NNOC Initiatives | | | | | | | | | |HB 3820
Allen |Addresses safe patient handling and moving requirements |3/23
Refer’d
PubHealth | | | | | | | | |2. Pharmacists Administering Meds/Immunizations | | | | | | | | | |SB 480
Perry |Changes conditions that must be m et when pharmacists administer meds/immunizations |2/10
Refer’d
HHS | | | | | | | | |
H. ALLIED HEALTH PROVIDERS |
| | | | | | | | |1. Anesthesiologist Assistants | | | | | | | | | |HB 2267
S.Davis
(OPPOSED) |Provides for licensure of anesthesiologists assistants
Companion: SB 1794 (Not identical) |3/13
Refer’d
PubHealth |4/14
CS
voted fav | | | | | | | |SB 1794
Creighton
(OPPOSED) |Companion: HB 2267 (Not identical) |3/24
Refer’d
HHS |4/15
CS
Action pend | | | | | | | |2. Paramedics | | | | | | | | | |HB 2020
Martinez
(OPPOSED) |Expands practice of paramedics into emergency department as delegated by physician
Companion: SB 1899 |3/11
Refer’d
PubHealth |4/21
Hearing set | | | | | | | |SB 1899
Campbell
(OPPOSED) |Companion: HB 2020 |3/25
Refer’d
HHS | | | | | | | | |
I. HEALTH POLICY |
| | | | | | | | |1. Immunizations | | | | | | | | | |HB 465
Howard |Converts ImmTrac from an “opt-in” to an “opt-out” immunization registry.
Companion: |2/12
Refer’d
PubHealth |3/3 Hearing
Action Pend | | | | | | | |HB 2171
Sheffield |Extends age when removed from ImmTrac without new consent from 18 to 26 |3/12
Refer’d
PubHealth |4/13
CS
Rept’d Fav | | | | | | | |HB 2474
Sheffield |Addresses epidemiological reports and immunization exemption reports |3/13
Refer’d
PubHealth |4/1
Rept’d Fav | | | | | | | |2. Texting While Driving | | | | | | | | | |HB 80
Craddick |Prohibits texting while driving |2/9
Refer’d
Transportn |3/13
CS
Rept’d Reg |3/26
CS/a
Passed
|3/30
Rec’d | | | | | |Others To Be Identified | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |# Bills Which Have Reached This Stage In Process |54 |22 |6 |5 |3 |3 |0 |0 | |
ABBREVIATIONS KEY
Committee Actions:
Hearing set Committee hearing set
Action pend Committee left bill pending without taking action. Committee can take action at anytime without additional notice
Ref Subcom Committee chair referred bill to subcommittee. Committee reports a recommended action back to full committee.
Voted fav Committee voted favorably on bill
Rept’d Reg Committee paper work completed and bill officially reported out of committee and is eligible to be set on Regular Calendar.
Rept’d Loc Committee paper work completed and bill officially reported out of committee with recommendation that be set on Local and Uncontested Calendar.
Floor Action:
Set Reg Cal Bill set on Regular Calendar for floor debate, amendments and vote. In House, Calendars Committee has to set the bill. In Senate, members request.
Set Loc Cal Bill set on Local & Uncontested Calendar. Special House/Senate committee sets this calendar. Bills “knocked off” if a very few members object.
Wdrwn Loc Cal Bill was withdrawn or “knocked off” Local Calendar because of opposition.
Set Intent Cal Senate bill author/sponsor has give notice that intends to ask to be recognized by Lt Gov to lay out bill for debate and vote.
Passed Reg Bill passed on the Regular Calendar
Passed Loc Bill passed on the Local and Uncontested Calendar
Conference Committee:
None Were no amendments made in 2nd chamber or 1st chamber concurred in changes made by 2nd chamber
Hse Appt House appointed House members for conference committees
Sen Appt Senate appointed House members for conference committees
Pending Conference committee has been appointed but has not completed its work in reconciling differences in bill as passed by the two chambers
Rpt Filed Conference committee has completed work and filed its report recommending language for final bill
Adopted Conference committee reported adopted by both chambers
Governor Action:
On Desk Bill has been passed by both chambers and sent to Governor for signature
Signed Governor actually signed bill
Fil wo sgn Governor neither signs nor veto bills and bill becomes law.
Vetoed Governor veto bills. If Legislature still in session, Legislature has authority to override veto. If not in session, bill is dead.
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