SENATE RULES COMMITTEE SR 59
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SR 59
Author: Niello (R)
Introduced: 8/18/25
Vote: Majority
SUBJECT: Nurse Practitioners
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution recognizes the week of November 9, 2025, to
November 15, 2025, inclusive, as National Nurse Practitioner Week throughout the
State of California.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) Nurse practitioners serve as trusted frontline providers of health care for
patients in California. Nurse practitioners are advanced practice registered
nurses who have advanced clinical education and training building upon their
initial registered nurse preparation; and
2) There are over 385,000 licensed nurse practitioners in the United States, and
over 40,000 nurse practitioners in California providing primary, acute, and
specialty care to patients of all ages and backgrounds.
3) Citizens of our state and nation have great trust in the high-quality care nurse
practitioners provide, resulting in over one billion patient visits annually to
nurse practitioners across the country.
4) Leading governmental and policy entities, including the National Academy of
Medicine, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, the National
Governors Association, and the Federal Trade Commission, have taken notice
of the benefits of nurse practitioners’ full practice authority and have endorsed
this regulatory model.
This resolution recognizes the week of November 9, 2025, to November 15, 2025,
inclusive, as National Nurse Practitioner Week throughout the State of California.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No
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SUPPORT: (Verified 8/27/25)
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OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/27/25)
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Prepared by: Sofia Pachon-Mendez / SFA / (916) 651-1520
8/27/25 16:11:02
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