Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Legislative Update: Waiting is the Hardest Part

    Right now we are waiting. And waiting. And waiting.

Resolutions and recognitions are the main happenings on the chambers' floors right now. (The Texas Constitution prohibits pretty much anything else non emergent or non budget related for the first 60 days.) 

The good news is Donna Howard presented a resolution to honor nurse practitioners: HR 218 ( http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HR218). So did Cecil Bell: HR 459 (http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HR459)

We are moving in a forward direction, but we're not quite there. In the next couple of weeks  committees will roll up their sleeves and get down to business. Bills will be filed and negotiations will start. 

This is clutch time. We MUST answer the calls to action. Petitions, phone calls, Facebook, Twitter. You're on social media taking a quiz about something asinine anyway. Make it productive!

The BEST site to keep you up to date on everything: https://texasnp.site-ym.com/?84LegSession

If you are not involved with TNP (Texas Nurse Practitioners), I highly encourage you to check them out. Here you will find information regarding Round the Capital dates: https://ntnp.enpnetwork.com/nurse-practitioner-news/59891-tnp-round-the-capitol-dates-for-2015-legislative-session I'll post more on this later!

Please comment and feel free to email me! You can follow me on Twitter @RN2Practitioner - I tweet daily!

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