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Arkansas General Assembly · HB 1961 · Delivered to the Secretary of State

An act TO ALLOW MEDICAL PROVIDERS TEMPORARY 10 EXEMPTIONS FROM FEDERAL INFORMATION-BLOCKING 11 REGULATIONS TO SAFEGUARD PATIENTS DURING INFORMATION 12 DISCLOSURE

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Officially: “AN ACT TO ALLOW MEDICAL PROVIDERS TEMPORARY 10 EXEMPTIONS FROM FEDERAL INFORMATION-BLOCKING 11 REGULATIONS TO SAFEGUARD PATIENTS DURING INFORMATION 12 DISCLOSURE Read the full text

95th general assembly (2025)

What it does

An act TO ALLOW MEDICAL PROVIDERS TEMPORARY 10 EXEMPTIONS FROM FEDERAL INFORMATION-BLOCKING 11 REGULATIONS TO SAFEGUARD PATIENTS DURING INFORMATION 12 DISCLOSURE.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Show all 19 actions
Filed · Apr 1, 2025

House

Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE · Apr 1, 2025

House

Returned by the Committee Do Pass · Apr 8, 2025

House

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. · Apr 9, 2025

House

EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED · Apr 9, 2025

House

Received from the House. · Apr 9, 2025

Senate

Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE · Apr 9, 2025

Senate

Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass · Apr 14, 2025

Senate

Read the third time and passed. · Apr 16, 2025

Senate

Emergency Clause failed of adoption. · Apr 16, 2025

Senate

Motion to Expunge the Vote by which the Emergency Clause on HB1961 failed of adoption. Motion Carried. · Apr 16, 2025

Senate

EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED · Apr 16, 2025

Senate

Returned to the House as passed. · Apr 16, 2025

Senate

Returned from the Senate as passed. · Apr 16, 2025

House

TO BE ENROLLED · Apr 16, 2025

House

Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. · Apr 16, 2025

House

Governor Vetoed · Apr 22, 2025

House

Returned to House from Governor Having Been Vetoed · Apr 23, 2025

House

Delivered to the Secretary of State · May 7, 2025

House

The numbers

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sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

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Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2025-04-16 · Yeas 26, Nays 0, Non Voting 9, Present 0, Excused 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-04-16 · Yeas 18, Nays 10, Non Voting 1, Present 6, Excused 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-04-09 · Yeas 75, Nays 6, Non Voting 5, Present 14, Excused 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Arkansas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Delivered to the Secretary of State (May 7, 2025).