SB 553 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Nursing education programs; out-of-state clinical sites.

Summary

Board of Nursing; certain students in nursingeducation programs; out-of-state clinical sites. Directs theBoard of Nursing to amend its regulations to permit students in nursing education programs in the Commonwealth who live within 60 miles ofa bordering state or the District of Columbia to complete an unlimitednumber of required clinical hours at out-of-state clinical sites.The bill requires the regulations to specify that the Board mustaccept such hours for licensure.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2024

Signed into Law

Apr 2024

Introduced Jan 10, 2024 Signed Apr 4, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2024

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Feb 6, 2024

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 4, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 425 (effective 7/1/24)

executive

Mar 2, 2024

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 28, 2024

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 28, 2024

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB553ER)

upper

Feb 23, 2024

Lower · Passed

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 23, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 20, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Committee

Assigned sub: Health Professions

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

Feb 6, 2024

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 26, 2024

Upper · Passed

Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

upper

Jan 24, 2024

Committee

Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions

upper

Jan 10, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor