TO ENSURE THAT BENEFICIARIES OF THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM HAVE ACCESS TO NEW PRODUCTS AND LABEL EXPANSIONS APPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 19, 2021
Signed Apr 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2021 · House Apr 6, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Feb 9, 2021
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 20, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that SB143 is now Act 745
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed as amended, Amendment #1.
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned To Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Jan 19, 2021
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michelle Gray
RRepublican
P
Missy Irvin
RRepublican
Co
Cecile Bledsoe
RRepublican
Co
DeAnn Vaught
RRepublican
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