Pennsylvania 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 8 R · 8 D cosponsors

SB 25 — An Act amending the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law, further providing for definitions, for State Board of Nursing, for dietitian-nutritionist license required, for temporary practice permit, for graduates of schools of other states, territories or Dominion of Canada, for certified registered nurse practitioners, for scope of practice for certified registered nurse practitioners, for prescriptive authority for certified registered nurse practitioners, for Drug Review Committee and for professional liability; and providing for the expiration of the State Board of Nursing's power to license certified registered nurse practitioners.

Last action — Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

  2. Final passage

  3. Vote on final passage reconsidered

  4. Third consideration and final passage

  5. Re-reported as committed

  6. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

  7. Second consideration

  8. First consideration

  9. Reported as committed

  10. PN 0314 Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 30 co-sponsors · 222 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (30)

Not signed on (222)

222 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed 39 Yea · 10 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21701
Republican 10300
Democratic 8000
Total 391001
% of votes cast 78%20%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
ALLOWAY — Nay
AUMENT — Nay
BLAKE — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Nay
DINNIMAN — Yea
DISANTO — Yea
EICHELBERGER — Yea
FARNESE — Yea
FOLMER — Yea
GORDNER — Nay
GREENLEAF — Not Voting
KILLION — Yea
LEACH — Yea
MCGARRIGLE — Yea
MCILHINNEY — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
RAFFERTY — Yea
REGAN — Nay
RESCHENTHALER — Yea
SABATINA — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
VULAKOVICH — Nay
WAGNER — Yea
WARD — Nay
WILLIAMS — Yea
YUDICHAK — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Lisa M. Boscola Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Yea
Wayne D. Fontana Democratic Yea
Camera Bartolotta Republican Yea
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Nay
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Nay
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Patrick J. Stefano Republican Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Nay
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 38 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20801
Republican 10300
Democratic 8000
Total 381101
% of votes cast 76%22%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
ALLOWAY — Nay
AUMENT — Nay
BLAKE — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Nay
DINNIMAN — Yea
DISANTO — Yea
EICHELBERGER — Yea
FARNESE — Yea
FOLMER — Yea
GORDNER — Nay
GREENLEAF — Not Voting
KILLION — Yea
LEACH — Yea
MCGARRIGLE — Yea
MCILHINNEY — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
RAFFERTY — Yea
REGAN — Nay
RESCHENTHALER — Yea
SABATINA — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
VULAKOVICH — Nay
WAGNER — Nay
WARD — Nay
WILLIAMS — Yea
YUDICHAK — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Lisa M. Boscola Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Yea
Wayne D. Fontana Democratic Yea
Camera Bartolotta Republican Yea
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Nay
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Nay
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Patrick J. Stefano Republican Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Nay
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Passed 24 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Unaffiliated 12101
Democratic 6000
Total 24101
% of votes cast 92%4%0%4%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
BLAKE — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
EICHELBERGER — Yea
GREENLEAF — Yea
KILLION — Yea
LEACH — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
VULAKOVICH — Yea
WAGNER — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
WARD — Nay
MENSCH — Not Voting
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Yea
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Passed 13 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 3000
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 7200
Total 13200
% of votes cast 87%13%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
FARNESE — Yea
GREENLEAF — Yea
KILLION — Yea
RAFFERTY — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
YUDICHAK — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
GORDNER — Nay
REGAN — Nay
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Lisa M. Boscola Democratic Yea
Wayne D. Fontana Democratic Yea
Camera Bartolotta Republican Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 25?
SB 25 is sponsored by David G. Argall (Republican), Blake, Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), Daniel Laughlin (Republican), Leach, Williams, Wagner, Brewster, Vincent J. Hughes (Democratic), Rafferty, Sabatina, Sharif Street (Democratic), Camera Bartolotta (Republican), Mcilhinney, Mcgarrigle, Lisa M. Boscola (Democratic), Folmer, Art Haywood (Democratic), Scott E. Hutchinson (Republican), Wayne Langerholc (Republican), Scarnati, Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Christine M. Tartaglione (Democratic), Yudichak, Mensch, Reschenthaler, Scavello, Gene Yaw (Republican), Jay Costa (Democratic), and Lisa Baker (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 25?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 25?
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