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2025R: SB444 ACT 970

TO AMEND THE MEDICAL ETHICS AND DIVERSITY ACT.

Latest action: Notification that SB444 is now Act 970

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Sponsor	Role
K. Hammer	lead
L. Johnson	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 12, 2025, 1:41 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Mar 12, 2025, 4:31 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 20, 2025, 8:00 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Mar 20, 2025, 8:01 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 20, 2025, 1:44 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 20, 2025, 1:44 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 2, 2025, 1:27 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 3, 2025, 3:14 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 3, 2025, 3:14 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Apr 3, 2025, 5:02 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Apr 3, 2025, 7:13 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 15, 2025, 1:29 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 16, 2025, 11:18 a.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 16, 2025, 11:18 a.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Apr 16, 2025, 12:59 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 16, 2025, 12:59 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 16, 2025, 2:19 p.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 16, 2025, 2:19 p.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 22, 2025, 4:47 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB444 is now Act 970

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Apr 2, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Public Health Welfare And Labor · Senate Room 272	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 3, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 15, 2025, 8:00 a.m. CT	House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Meeting · Committee Room 130	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 16, 2025, 9:00 a.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by K. Hammer, filed Mar 19, 2025, 1:48 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 444 TO AMEND THE MEDICAL ETHICS AND DIVERSITY ACT. _________________________________________________________.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	K. Hammer	Mar 19, 2025, 1:48 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 15, 2025, 1:29 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Apr 2, 2025, 1:27 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1373

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 11:18:17 AM · arkleg

82Yea

13Nay

3Not voting

2Present

0Excused

Yea (82)

Nay (13)

Present (2)

Fred Allen (D)
Joy Springer (D)

Not voting (3)

Senate · RCS 818

Thursday, April 3, 2025 3:14:04 PM · arkleg

28Yea

5Nay

0Not voting

0Present

2Excused

Yea (28)

Nay (5)

Excused (2)

Dave Wallace (R)
Stephanie Flowers (D)

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