H.B. No. 3296
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to persons required to establish nursing peer review
  committees.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 303.0015(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person shall establish a nursing peer review committee
  to conduct nursing peer review under this chapter and Chapter 301:
               (1)  for vocational nurses, if the person regularly
  employs, hires, or contracts for the services of eight [10] or more
  nurses; and
               (2)  for professional nurses, if the person regularly
  employs, hires, or contracts for the services of eight [10] or more
  nurses, at least four [five] of whom are registered nurses.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3296 was passed by the House on May
  11, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3296 was passed by the Senate on May
  24, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor