State legislative sessions vary, either extremely short or virtually unlimited and the number of bills introduced ranges from 300 to a high of more than 6,000; the latter number is similar to what Congress witnesses during a two year session. More than a handful of states alternate years between considering policy versus addressing the budget. Yet, regardless of the differences or whether policy-makers are leaning left or right or somewhere in between, there are common trends across the country related to legislation impacting nurses and the profession.

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