TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ATHLETIC TRAINERS ACT; AND TO AUTHORIZE ATHLETIC TRAINERS TO PRACTICE UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A PHYSICIAN.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 25, 2021
Signed Mar 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2021 · House Mar 9, 2021
How they voted
33–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 8, 2021
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 15, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that HB1259 is now Act 348
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed as amended #1
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kim Hammer
RRepublican
P
Lee Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Danny Watson
RRepublican
Co
Gayla H. McKenzie
RRepublican
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