SB 742: Nursing Licensure

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez

Nursing Licensure; Revising information that the Board of Nursing must publish on its website with respect to approved nursing education programs; providing for provisional licensure of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses; establishing that provisional licensees may practice only under direct supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, as applicable, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 12/3/2025 02:54 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 254 (c1) by Harrell Nursing Education Programs Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Fiscal Policy	Compare

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  464.0125		Page 5 (pdf)
  464.019	Approval of nursing education programs.	Page 2 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/3/2025	S	• Filed
  12/16/2025	S	• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Health Policy