BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2497: Nurse practitioner authority

Repealing RCW 18.79.255.

Summary

  • Repeals the limit on advanced registered nurse practitioners dispensing more than a 72-hour supply of schedule II through IV controlled substances.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2497), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2008
  2. Out of committeeJan 23, 2008
  3. Passed HouseFeb 13, 2008
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tami Green (D-28)
Introduced
January 14, 2008 in the House
Last action
March 13, 2008
Companion bill
SB 6267

AN ACT Relating to the prescriptive authority of advanced registered nurse practitioners;

Sponsors

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 13, 2008
Version voted on: HB 2497
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat62001
Republican34001
How each member voted

Yea (96)

History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  5. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  6. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  8. HCW - Majority; do pass.
  9. HCW - Executive action taken by committee.
  10. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
  11. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2497 in other sessions

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