Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1734 — TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING DEATH CERTIFICATES; AND TO CLARIFY THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO MAY SIGN A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH AND PRONOUNCE DEATH OF A PATIENT.

Last action — Notification that HB1734 is now Act 862

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 11, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on April 17, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill HB 1734 has made a small but significant change by removing a reference to Act 862 from its text. This means it is no longer tied to the specifics of that previous law, which could indicate a shift in focus or an intention to craft more flexible or updated regulations. Understanding this change is important because it could impact how the new bill interacts with existing laws and what it ultimately aims to achieve.

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Amendments

2 amendments

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Action History

  1. Notification that HB1734 is now Act 862

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

  4. Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

  5. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1

  6. Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  7. Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1

  8. Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .

  9. Read the third time and passed.

  10. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  11. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  12. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  13. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

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

  15. Received from the House.

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

  17. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

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

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

  20. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

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

  22. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (136)

136 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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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1734?
HB 1734 is sponsored by Kim Hammer and Paul Childress.
What is the current status of HB 1734?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 11, 2025. Enacted.
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