HB527 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jan 10, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Howard Sanderford
Republican
Co-Sponsor: Mac Buttram
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Nursing, Board of, investigators granted power of peace officers, and authorized to enforce controlled substance laws, Secs. 20-2-90, 34-21-2 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, the State Board of Nursing employs investigators who investigate alleged violations of the Nurse Practice Act, including violations involving drugs or controlled substances. The investigators do not have the power of peace officers and are not required to meet the minimum standards for peace officers.
This bill would grant investigators of the Board of Nursing the authority to exercise the powers of peace officers in investigating alleged violations of the Nurse Practice Act by persons licensed by the board and would require the investigators to meet the minimum standards of the Alabama Peace Officers' Minimum Standards and Training Commission.
Subjects: Nursing, Board of

Indefinitely Postponed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions