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2025R: SB100 ACT 482

TO AUTHORIZE THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AS A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER.

Latest action: Notification that SB100 is now Act 482

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Sponsor	Role
C. Penzo	lead
Gramlich	primary
Springer	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 23, 2025, 4:49 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Jan 23, 2025, 5:07 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 25, 2025, 7:57 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Feb 25, 2025, 7:57 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 25, 2025, 1:39 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 25, 2025, 1:39 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 26, 2025, 5:21 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Mar 4, 2025, 1:54 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 4, 2025, 1:54 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Mar 4, 2025, 2:49 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Mar 4, 2025, 5:37 p.m. CT	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, 1:22 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 2, 2025, 3:30 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 2, 2025, 3:31 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Apr 2, 2025, 7:51 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 2, 2025, 7:52 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 3, 2025, 9:16 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 3, 2025, 9:16 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 9, 2025, 1:10 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB100 is now Act 482

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 26, 2025, 3:00 p.m. CT	Senate Public Health Welfare And Labor · Senate Room 272	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 4, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 1, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Meeting · Committee Room 130	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 2, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by C. Penzo, filed Feb 24, 2025, 4:47 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 100 TO AUTHORIZE THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AS A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	C. Penzo	Feb 24, 2025, 4:47 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 1, 2025, 1:22 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Feb 26, 2025, 5:21 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 884

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:30:57 PM · arkleg

90Yea

0Nay

5Not voting

5Present

0Excused

Yea (90)

Present (5)

Not voting (5)

Senate · RCS 404

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 1:54:25 PM · arkleg

33Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

2Present

0Excused

Yea (33)

Present (2)

Tyler Dees (R)
Jamie Scott (D)

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