SB 36: Use of Professional Nursing Titles
GENERAL BILL by Sharief
Use of Professional Nursing Titles; Authorizing persons who hold specified licenses to practice professional nursing or to perform nursing services to use certain titles and abbreviations; requiring doctoral degree holders to specify their profession when using a specified title, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 10/6/2025 Senate - Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 10/6/2025 Senate - Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Health Policy (HP)
- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 9/8/2025 Senate • Filed
10/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
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SB 36, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/8/2025 at 1:56 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 237 Use of Professional Nursing Titles Salzman Identical Last Action: 10/28/2025 H Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 464.015 Titles and abbreviations; restrictions; penalty. Page 1 (pdf)