2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB602: State Board of Nursing - Advanced Practice Nursing Licensure and Specialty Certification - Reciprocity Discussions (Maryland Border States Advanced Practice Nursing Act)

Legislative Summary

Requiring the State Board of Nursing to hold discussions with Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to pursue reciprocity agreements for advanced practice nursing licensure and specialty certification; and requiring the Board, by November 1, 2025, and each November 1 for the following 4 years, to submit a report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the status of the discussions, agreements reached, challenges in the negotiations, and any legislative recommendations.

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Bill History

1/23/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
3/28/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
3/28/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/11/2025
138
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/202582.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/23/202580.0 KB
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