TO ENACT THE ARKANSAS TRIAGE, TREAT, AND TRANSPORT TO AN ALTERNATIVE DESTINATION ACT; AND TO MANDATE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR AN AMBULANCE SERVICE TO TRIAGE, TREAT, AND TRANSPORT A PATIENT TO AN ALTERNATIVE DESTINATION.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 25, 2023
Signed Apr 6, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2023 · House Mar 9, 2023
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Mar 28, 2023
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 6, 2023
Signed into law
Notification that HB1261 is now Act 480
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned To the House as passed, as amended # 1
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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