Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HCR122: House concurrent resolution recognizing the week of May 6–12 as National Nurses Week in Vermont
Status: Passed both chambers, May 2, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 2, 2025:
State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R. 122 OfferedbyRepresentativesCordesofBristol,ArsenaultofWilliston,AustinofColchester,BaileyofHydePark,BartleyofFairfax,Berbeco ofWinooski,BishopofColchester,BlackofEssex,Bos-LunofWestminster,BoschofClarendon,BoutinofBarreCity,BoydenofCambridge, BranaganofGeorgia,BrownofRichmond,BurdittofWestRutland,BurkeofBrattleboro,BurkhardtofSouthBurlington,BurrowsofWest Windsor,BurttofCabot,CanfieldofFairHaven,Carris-DuncanofWhitingham,CaseyofHubbardton,CharltonofChester,CinaofBurlington, CoffinofCavendish,CritchlowofColchester,DemarofEnosburgh,DickinsonofSt.AlbansTown,DobrovichofWilliamstown,DolanofEssex Junction,DolginofSt.Johnsbury,DonahueofNorthfield,DurfeeofShaftsbury,FeltusofLyndon,GalfettiofBarreTown,Goldmanof Rockingham,GoslantofNorthfield,GreerofBennington,GregoireofFairfield,HangoofBerkshire,HarpleofGlover,HarrisonofChittenden, HarveyofCastleton,HeadrickofBurlington,HigleyofLowell,HolcombeofNorwich,HooperofBurlington,HoughtonofEssexJunction, HowlandofRutlandTown,KascenskaofBurke,KeyserofRutlandCity,KleppnerofBurlington,KrasnowofSouthBurlington,Laborof Morgan,LaMontofMorristown,LarocheofFranklin,LipskyofStowe,LongofNewfane,LuneauofSt.AlbansCity,MaguireofRutlandCity, MalayofPittsford,MarcotteofCoventry,MaslandofThetford,McCoyofPoultney,McFaunofBarreTown,McGillofBridport,Micklusof Milton,MinierofSouthBurlington,Morgan,L.ofMilton,Morgan,M.ofMilton,MorrisseyofBennington,MrowickiofPutney,Nelsonof Derby,NielsenofBrandon,NorthofFerrisburgh,NoyesofWolcott,NugentofSouthBurlington,OdeofBurlington,OliverofSheldon,Olsonof Starksboro,PageofNewportCity,ParsonsofNewbury,PezzoofColchester,PinsonaultofDorset,PouechofHinesburg,PowersofWaterford, PritchardofPawlet,QuimbyofLyndon,SibiliaofDover,SouthworthofWalden,SteadyofMilton,StoneofBurlington,SurprenantofBarnard, SweeneyofShelburne,TagliaviaofCorinth,TaylorofMilton,TomlinsonofWinooski,ToofofSt.AlbansTown,TorreofMoretown,Walkerof Swanton,WellsofBrownington,WhiteofBethel,WinterofLudlow,WoodofWaterbury,andYacovoneofMorristown HouseconcurrentresolutionrecognizingtheweekofMay6-12asNationalNursesWeekinVermont Whereas,nurses,thenation'slargestcontingentofmedicalprofessionals,nownumbering5.76million,4.91millionofwhomareregistered nursesandtheremainingofwhomarepracticalnurses,havedeservedlybeendescribedas"superheroesinscrubs," and Whereas,theirubiquitouspresenceinhospitals,clinics,privateoffices,schools,andotherinstitutionalsettingsatteststotheiressentialrole withinthemedicalcommunity, and Whereas,althoughmanynursesremainprimarilyinsupportofsupervisingphysicians,inrecentyears,nursepractitioners,whocomplete advancedtrainingprograms,worklargelyindependently, and Whereas,nurses'dedicationtohealingisreconfirmedeverydayatthousandsoflocationsandbyamultitudeofindividualpatientsregularly expressingtheirappreciation, and Whereas,abroaderpublicrecognitionofthenursingprofession'splaceintheAmericanhealthcaresystembeganinOctober1954,whenthe firstNationalNursesWeekwasobserved,coincidingwiththecentennialofnursingpioneerFlorenceNightingale'sCrimeanWarservice, and Whereas,in1974,theInternationalCouncilofNurses(ICN)declaredMay 12asInternationalNursesDay,andthatsameyear,President RichardNixonsignedaproclamationrecognizingNationalNurseWeek, and Whereas,in1982,theAmericanNursesAssociation(ANA)designatedMay6asNationalNursesDayandPresidentRonaldReagansigneda proclamationextendingpublicrecognitiontotheobservance, and Whereas,in1990,theANAexpandedthecelebrationtoanentireweek,creatingNationalNursesWeek,andMay6-12becamepermanentin 1994,andwithinthisspecialweekareNationalStudentNurseDayonMay8andNationalSchoolNurseDayontheWednesdayoftheweek, and Whereas,in2025,"ThePowerofNurses"isthethemethattheANAhasselectedtomarktheweek'sobservance,nowthereforebeit ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives: ThattheGeneralAssemblyrecognizestheweekofMay6-12asNationalNursesWeekinVermont,andbeitfurther Resolved: ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthisresolutiontoANAVermont.
Sponsors
- Mari Cordes (D, Addison-4) · primary sponsor
- Angela Arsenault (D, Chittenden-2)
- Sarah Austin (D, Chittenden-19)
- Richard Bailey (R, Lamoille-2)
- Ashley Bartley (R, Franklin-1)
- Daisy Berbeco (D, Chittenden-21)
- Doug Bishop (D, Chittenden-20)
- Alyssa Black (D, Chittenden-24)
- Michelle Bos-Lun (D, Windham-3)
- David Bosch (R, Rutland-2)
- Michael Boutin (R, Washington-3)
- Lucy Boyden (D, Lamoille-3)
Latest actions
- : Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- : Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence
- : Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b
- : On Consent Calendar
- : On Consent Calendar
Common questions
- What is HCR122?
- HCR122 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution recognizing the week of May 6–12 as National Nurses Week in Vermont.
- What is the status of HCR122?
- Passed both chambers as of May 2, 2025. Latest action: Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b (May 2, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR122?
- Mari Cordes (D, Addison-4), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR122?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.122
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