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HB0316 • 2007

Nursing-religious exclusions.

AN ACT relating to nurses; providing an exemption for a person who cares for the sick in accordance with certain religious practices; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Miller
Last action
2007-02-28
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2007-02-28 Wyoming Legislature

    Died In Committee

  2. 2007-01-30 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2007-01-29 House

    H Received for Introduction

  4. 2007-01-26 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT
2007
STATE OF
WYOMING
07LSO-0633.L2

HOUSE BILL
NO.

Nurses-use of title
.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s)
Miller

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
nurses; allowing persons who provide nonmedical support

services to use the title
"
nurse
"
under certain circumstances;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 33
‑
21
‑
145
(b) and by creating a new subsection (c)
is amended to read:

33
‑
21
‑
145.

Violations; penalties.

(b)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, v
iolation of any of the provisions of this act constitutes a misdemeanor and upon conviction, the person is subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.

(c
)

No provision of this act shall be co
nstrued to prohibit a person who provides nonmedical support services from using the title of
"
nurse
"
when offering or providing services to a
member of his
religio
us organization
in the free exercise of that religion.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

(END)

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