Bill:  HB 1483 
Legislative Session: 78(R) Council Document: 78R 3399 MXM-D
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Last Action:06/20/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the regulation of the practice of nursing by the Board of Nurse Examiners and to the abolition of the Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners and the transfer of the functions of that agency to the Board of Nurse Examiners.
Author:Allen | Capelo | Wohlgemuth
Sponsor:Nelson
Subjects:Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations (I0540)
NURSES & NURSE AIDES (S2704)
NURSE EXAMINERS, BOARD OF (V2641)
VOCATIONAL NURSE EXAMINERS, TEXAS BOARD OF (V0365)
Remarks:This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, except Article 2 takes effect February 1, 2004.
House Committee:Public Health
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
Senate Committee:Health & Human Services
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions: (ascending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Filed      02/28/2003    
 Read first time      03/05/2003     484
 Referred to Public Health      03/05/2003     484
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      04/02/2003    
 Considered in public hearing      04/02/2003    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      04/02/2003    
 Testimony taken in committee      04/02/2003    
 Left pending in committee      04/02/2003    
 Considered in public hearing      04/16/2003    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      04/16/2003    
 Reported favorably as substituted      04/16/2003    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/23/2003     1826
 Committee report printed and distributed       04/23/2003   08:16 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      04/24/2003    
 Considered in Calendars      05/05/2003    
 Placed on Major State Calendar      05/07/2003    
 Read 2nd time      05/07/2003     2640
 Amended   1-Allen   05/07/2003     2640
 Amended   2-Capelo   05/07/2003     2640
 Amended   3-Capelo   05/07/2003     2642
 Passed to engrossment as amended      05/07/2003     2643
 Read 3rd time      05/08/2003     2687
 Passed      05/08/2003     2687
 Reported engrossed       05/09/2003   08:30 AM  3028
 Received from the House      05/09/2003     1510
 Read first time      05/13/2003     1597
 Referred to Health & Human Services      05/13/2003     1597
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/20/2003    
 Considered in public hearing      05/20/2003    
 Testimony taken in committee      05/20/2003    
 Reported favorably as substituted      05/23/2003     2340
 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      05/23/2003    
 Committee report printed and distributed       05/24/2003   12:49 PM 
 Placed on local & uncontested calendar      05/27/2003    
 Laid before the Senate      05/28/2003     2761
 Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/28/2003     2761
 Three day rule suspended      05/28/2003     2761
 Record vote      05/28/2003     2761
 Read 3rd time      05/28/2003     2761
 Passed      05/28/2003     2761
 Record vote      05/28/2003     2761
 Senate passage as amended reported      05/28/2003     4619
 Senate Amendments printed and distributed       05/29/2003   01:48 AM 
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      05/30/2003     5095
 Text of Senate Amendment(s)      05/30/2003     5095
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      05/30/2003     4160
 Reported enrolled       05/31/2003   10:25 AM  6608
 Signed in the House      05/31/2003     5576
 Signed in the Senate      05/31/2003     4399
 Sent to the Governor      06/02/2003     6669
 Signed by the Governor      06/20/2003     6672
 See remarks for effective date      06/20/2003