2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
SB189
Legislative Summary
To Authorize Ivermectin For Human Use To Be Sold Without A Prescription Or Consultation With A Healthcare Professional.
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Bill History
2/4/2025
Filed
Senate
2/4/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
2/20/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 & 2
Senate
2/20/2025
Amendment # 1 & 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
2/20/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
2/20/2025
Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
2/24/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 3
Senate
2/24/2025
Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
2/24/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
2/24/2025
Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
3/3/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 4
Senate
3/3/2025
Amendment # 4 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
3/3/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
3/3/2025
Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
3/5/2025
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
3/6/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
3/6/2025
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate
3/6/2025
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
3/19/2025
House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
Senate
3/19/2025
Rules suspended.
Senate
3/19/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
3/19/2025
ORDERED ENROLLED
Senate
3/19/2025
Motion to Expunge the Vote by which SB189 passed. Motion carried.
Senate
3/19/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
3/19/2025
ORDERED ENROLLED
Senate
3/20/2025
Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Senate
3/20/2025
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Senate
3/31/2025
Notification that SB189 is now Act 396
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment H1
House Amendment H1
3/13/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S4
Senate Amendment S4
2/27/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S3
Senate Amendment S3
2/20/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S1
Senate Amendment S1
2/19/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S2
Senate Amendment S2
2/19/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
3/19/2025
29
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/19/2025
33
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/18/2025
78
Yea
14
Nay
8
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/6/2025
31
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/31/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 26
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor
Alan Clark
Republican
Co-Sponsors (27)
Mary Bentley
Republican
Alyssa Brown
Republican
Brad Hall
Republican
Wayne Long
Republican
Richard Womack
Republican
Robin Lundstrum
Republican
Karilyn Brown
Republican
Cindy Crawford
Republican
Randy Torres
Republican
Ronald Caldwell
Republican
Steve Crowell
Republican
Scott Flippo
Republican
Ricky Hill
Republican
Blake Johnson
Republican
Mark Johnson
Republican
Matt McKee
Republican
John Payton
Republican
Clint Penzo
Republican
Jim Petty
Republican
Terry Rice
Republican
Jamie Scott
Democrat
Matt Stone
Republican
Gary Stubblefield
Republican
David Wallace
Republican
Tyler Dees
Republican
Joshua Bryant
Republican
Frederick Love
Democrat