VA HB1476 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 17 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0295)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 17 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0295)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Nurse practitioners. Allows a nurse practitioner to testify as an expert witness in a court of law on certain matters within the scope of his activities and adds nurse practitioner to the definition of "health care provider" under the medical malpractice statutes. The bill clarifies that its provisions are not a codification of Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence.
Title
Nurse practitioners; expert witness testimony, added to definition of health care provider.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2015-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-17 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0295) | |
| 2015-03-17 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 295 (effective 7/1/15) | |
| 2015-02-26 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 | |
| 2015-02-26 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/26/15 |
| 2015-02-26 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2015-02-25 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2015-02-25 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1476ER) |
| 2015-02-25 | House | Enrolled |
| 2015-02-20 | House | VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-20 | House | Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-19 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2015-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-18 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 2015-02-18 | Senate | Amendment by Senator Chafin agreed to |
| 2015-02-18 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
| 2015-02-18 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2015-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-16 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-12 | Senate | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
| 2015-02-12 | Senate | Rereferred from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2015-02-03 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-02 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2015-01-30 | House | Read first time |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-01-14 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-01-13 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
| 2015-01-02 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2015-01-02 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102197D |
Same As/Similar To
SB861 (Same As) 2015-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0306)
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 01 | 401.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 8 | 01 | 581.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
