2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
SB601
Legislative Summary
To Create A Pathway For A Graduate Of A Foreign Medical School To Be Licensed In This State If He Or She Is Offered Full-time Employment As A Physician From A Healthcare Provider.
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Bill History
4/1/2025
Filed
Senate
4/1/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
4/3/2025
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
4/7/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/7/2025
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate
4/7/2025
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
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
4/9/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Amendment No. 1 & 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 & 2 .
Senate
4/16/2025
Rules suspended.
Senate
4/16/2025
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
4/16/2025
House Amendment No. 1 & 2 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
Senate
4/16/2025
Rules suspended.
Senate
4/16/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/16/2025
ORDERED ENROLLED
Senate
4/16/2025
Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Senate
4/16/2025
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Senate
4/22/2025
Notification that SB601 is now Act 971
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment H1
House Amendment H1
4/8/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment H2
House Amendment H2
4/8/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
4/16/2025
97
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
4/16/2025
34
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
4/7/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/22/2025)
Chamber
Senate
