2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
HB1961
Legislative Summary
To Allow Medical Providers Temporary Exemptions From Federal Information-blocking Regulations To Safeguard Patients During Information Disclosure; And To Declare An Emergency.
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Bill History
4/1/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
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
4/8/2025
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Received from the House.
Senate
4/9/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
4/14/2025
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
4/16/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/16/2025
Emergency Clause failed of adoption.
Senate
4/16/2025
Motion to Expunge the Vote by which the Emergency Clause on HB1961 failed of adoption. Motion Carried.
Senate
4/16/2025
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Senate
4/16/2025
Returned to the House as passed.
Senate
4/16/2025
Returned from the Senate as passed.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
TO BE ENROLLED
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Governor Vetoed
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Returned to House from Governor Having Been Vetoed
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
4/16/2025
18
Yea
10
Nay
7
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/16/2025
26
Yea
0
Nay
9
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
4/9/2025
75
Yea
6
Nay
19
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Vetoed(4/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
