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HB2298Introduced in the House

Practice of nursing; providing for independent prescriptive authority of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who meet certain requirements; modifying various provisions of the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act, the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act, and the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act; effective date.

Passed

Introduced by Kyle Hilbert, District 29

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Practice of nursing; providing for independent prescriptive authority of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who meet certain requirements; modifying various provisions of the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act, the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act, and the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act; effective date.

Where it stands

Filed with Secretary of State

May 29, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: VETO OVERRIDE NO EMERGENCY · May 30, 2025

32

Yes

14

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

48 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Micheal Bergstrom1No
Ally Seifried2Yes
Julie McIntosh3No
Tom Woods4Yes
George Burns5Absent
David Bullard6No
Warren Hamilton7Yes
Bryan Logan8Yes
Avery Frix9Yes
Bill Coleman10Yes

Bill history

  1. First Reading

  2. Authored by Representative Hilbert

  3. Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight

  4. Referred to Public Health

  5. Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Health

  6. Coauthored by Representative(s) Fetgatter

  7. Authored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)

  8. CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

  9. General Order

  10. Coauthored by Representative(s) Cornwell, Turner

  11. Coauthored by Senator(s) Murdock

  12. Amended by floor substitute

  13. Ayes: 64 Nays: 22

  14. Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 55 Nays: 38

  15. Referred for engrossment

  16. Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  17. First Reading

  18. Coauthored by Representative Cantrell

  19. Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services

  20. Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

  21. Coauthored by Representative Munson

  22. Placed on General Order

  23. Coauthored by Senator Coleman

  24. Coauthored by Representative Kelley

  25. Coauthored by Senator Mann

  26. Coauthored by Senator Green

  27. General Order, Amended

  28. Measure passed: Ayes: 34 Nays: 13

  29. Referred for engrossment

  30. Engrossed to House

  31. SA's received

  32. SA's read, adopted

  33. Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 67 Nays: 23

  34. Referred for enrollment

  35. Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  36. Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  37. Sent to Governor

  38. Vetoed 05/28/2025

  39. Veto overridden: Ayes: 68 Nays: 13

  40. To Senate

  41. Veto overridden: Ayes: 32 Nays: 14

  42. Measure returned to House

  43. Filed with Secretary of State

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