H 89 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

NURSES – Amends existing law to revise a definition.

This bill revises Idaho's definition of "advanced practice registered nurse" in state law to explicitly include four specific roles: certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse practitioner, and certified registered nurse anesthetist. It updates the legal definitions for all nursing roles (including licensed practical and registered nurses) to clarify their scope of practice, such as when nurses can administer medications or delegate tasks. The changes directly affect nurses and the Idaho Board of Nursing by providing clearer standards for practice authorization. The revised definitions take effect on July 1, 2025, and do not create new requirements or funding.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed Mar 10, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House Feb 6, 2025

How they voted

340
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 3, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Mar 10, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 7, 2025 Session Law Chapter 14 Effective: 07/01/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Mathews(Rabe), Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – CarlsonFloor Sponsor - GallowayTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green(Casner), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price,
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Reported out of Committee, Returned to the Desk for re-referral
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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