Arkansas 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 289 — TO CREATE THE MEDICAL ETHICS AND DIVERSITY ACT.

Last action — Notification that SB289 is now Act 462

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2021. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 30 sponsors

    2 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

  • SB 289 Current pdf

Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Notification that SB289 is now Act 462

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

  5. Read the third time and passed.

  6. Rules suspended.

  7. The vote by which SB289 passed and was ordered enrolled was expunged.

  8. ORDERED ENROLLED

  9. Read the third time and passed.

  10. Rules suspended.

  11. House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.

  12. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  13. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1

  14. Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

  15. Returned From the House as passed as amended.

  16. Returned To Senate as passed, as amended # 1

  17. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

  18. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  19. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  20. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

  21. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

  22. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  23. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  24. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  25. Read the third time and passed.

  26. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

  27. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

  28. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 108 not signed on · 19 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (28)

Not signed on (108)

108 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Read the third time and passed.

Passed 25 Yea · 6 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25604
Total 25604
% of votes cast 71%17%0%11%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Beckham — Yea
Bledsoe — Yea
Rapert — Yea
Elliott — Nay
Teague — Not Voting
Alan Clark — Yea
B. Ballinger — Yea
B. Sample — Yea
Bart Hester — Yea
Ben Gilmore — Yea
Blake Johnson — Yea
Breanne Davis — Not Voting
C. Tucker — Nay
Dan Sullivan — Yea
Dave Wallace — Yea
G. Stubblefield — Yea
Greg Leding — Nay
J. Hendren — Yea
J. Sturch — Yea
Jane English — Yea
Jimmy Hickey, Jr — Yea
Jonathan Dismang — Not Voting
K. Ingram — Nay
Kim Hammer — Yea
L. Chesterfield — Nay
L. Eads — Yea
M. Pitsch — Yea
Mark Johnson — Yea
Missy Irvin — Not Voting
Ricky Hill — Yea
Ronald Caldwell — Yea
S. Flowers — Nay
Scott Flippo — Yea
T. Garner — Yea
Terry Rice — Yea

Official roll call →

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

Passed 72 Yea · 20 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 722008
Total 722008
% of votes cast 72%20%0%8%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Bragg — Yea
Carr — Yea
Cloud — Yea
Coleman — Yea
Deffenbaugh — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Haak — Yea
Hawks — Yea
Hillman — Yea
Lowery — Yea
Miller — Yea
Slape — Yea
Speaks — Yea
Tollett — Yea
Watson — Yea
Christiansen — Nay
Fielding — Nay
Godfrey — Nay
Jett — Nay
Nicks — Nay
Richardson — Nay
Aaron Pilkington — Yea
Andrew Collins — Nay
Ashley Hudson — Nay
Austin McCollum — Yea
B. Smith — Yea
Brian S. Evans — Yea
Brit McKenzie — Yea
Bruce Cozart — Yea
C. Fite — Not Voting
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Carlton Wing — Yea
Carol Dalby — Not Voting
Cindy Crawford — Yea
Clint Penzo — Yea
D. Ferguson — Nay
David Ray — Yea
David Whitaker — Nay
DeAnn Vaught — Not Voting
Denise Garner — Nay
Denise Jones Ennett — Nay
Dwight Tosh — Yea
Frances Cavenaugh — Yea
Fred Allen — Nay
Fredrick J. Love — Nay
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Howard M. Beaty, Jr. — Yea
Jack Ladyman — Yea
Jamie Scott — Nay
Jeff Wardlaw — Yea
Jim Dotson — Yea
Jim Wooten — Yea
Jimmy Gazaway — Yea
John Maddox — Yea
John Payton — Yea
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon Milligan — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Joshua Bryant — Yea
Joy Springer — Not Voting
Julie Mayberry — Yea
Justin Boyd — Yea
Justin Gonzales — Yea
K. Ferguson — Not Voting
Karilyn Brown — Yea
Keith Brooks — Yea
Kendon Underwood — Yea
L. Fite — Yea
L. Johnson — Yea
Lane Jean — Yea
Les D. Eaves — Yea
Les Warren — Yea
M. Berry — Yea
M. Davis — Yea
M. Gray — Yea
M. Hodges — Nay
Marcus E. Richmond — Yea
Mark D. McElroy — Yea
Mark Perry — Not Voting
Mary Bentley — Yea
Matthew J. Shepherd — Not Voting
Mike Holcomb — Yea
Nicole Clowney — Nay
Reginald Murdock — Not Voting
Richard McGrew — Yea
Richard Womack — Yea
Rick Beck — Yea
Rick McClure — Yea
Robin Lundstrum — Yea
Roger D. Lynch — Yea
Ron McNair — Yea
S. Berry — Yea
S. Smith — Yea
Sonia Eubanks Barker — Yea
Stephen Magie — Nay
Stephen Meeks — Yea
Steve Hollowell — Yea
Tippi McCullough — Nay
Tony Furman — Yea
V. Flowers — Nay

Official roll call →

Read the third time and passed.

Passed 27 Yea · 6 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 27602
Total 27602
% of votes cast 77%17%0%6%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Beckham — Yea
Bledsoe — Yea
Rapert — Yea
Teague — Yea
Elliott — Nay
Alan Clark — Yea
B. Ballinger — Yea
B. Sample — Yea
Bart Hester — Yea
Ben Gilmore — Yea
Blake Johnson — Yea
Breanne Davis — Yea
C. Tucker — Nay
Dan Sullivan — Yea
Dave Wallace — Yea
G. Stubblefield — Yea
Greg Leding — Nay
J. Hendren — Not Voting
J. Sturch — Yea
Jane English — Yea
Jimmy Hickey, Jr — Yea
Jonathan Dismang — Yea
K. Ingram — Nay
Kim Hammer — Yea
L. Chesterfield — Nay
L. Eads — Yea
M. Pitsch — Yea
Mark Johnson — Yea
Missy Irvin — Not Voting
Ricky Hill — Yea
Ronald Caldwell — Yea
S. Flowers — Nay
Scott Flippo — Yea
T. Garner — Yea
Terry Rice — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 289?
SB 289 is sponsored by Kim Hammer, Rick Beck, Mary Bentley, Harlan Breaux, Karilyn Brown, Cloud, Jimmy Gazaway, Jack Ladyman, Lowery, Robin Lundstrum, Austin McCollum, John Payton, Marcus E. Richmond, Johnny Rye, Speaks, Richard Womack, Beckham, Bledsoe, Scott Flippo, Ben Gilmore, Bart Hester, Missy Irvin, Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, Rapert, Dan Sullivan, Clint Penzo, Gary Stubblefield, T. Garner, and B. Smith.
What is the current status of SB 289?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2021. Enacted.
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