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Read. Follow. Verify.House Bill 2266 Enacts the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact to Grant Interstate Practice Privileges
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
House Committee on Health and Human Services proposed enacting the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact to establish s for advanced practice registered nurses, enabling qualified practitioners to practice across participating state borders. The bill sets uniform licensure requirements, including accredited graduate-level education, national certification, criminal history background checks, and a minimum of 2,080 hours of practice. The measure failed to pass and died in committee.
The measure establishes a legal framework affecting how advanced practice registered nurses obtain authorization to care for patients across state lines without securing separate licenses in every jurisdiction, involving uniform background checks, disciplinary reporting, and prescriptive authorities.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
Advanced practice registered nurses are subject to uniform licensure requirements, background checks, and practice standards required to obtain and maintain a multistate license.
State Licensing Boards
State licensing boards must participate in a coordinated licensure information system, share disciplinary records, and process criminal background checks for applicants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 13, 2025HouseHearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N — CANCELED
- Feb 4, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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