HB 1131 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE TO DELEGATE CERTAIN TASKS TO MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND OTHER UNLICENSED STAFF.

House Bill 1131 authorizes Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to delegate specific medical tasks. This bill directly impacts APRNs by expanding their ability to assign duties. It also affects medical assistants and other unlicensed staff who may perform these delegated tasks. The key mechanism is granting APRNs the legal authority to assign certain responsibilities to unlicensed personnel. This bill is now Act 959.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Signed Apr 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 959 → HB 1131 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill contains primarily formatting and layout adjustments with no substantive policy changes. The main modifications involve repositioning the approval signature line and adjusting spacing in the header and footer sections. The actual legislative content regarding nursing task delegation remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting adjustments to spacing and alignment in document headers and signature sections

Repositioned approval signature line from right-aligned to center-aligned format

Adjusted indentation and spacing in nursing task delegation subsections without altering the legal requirements

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 21, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1131 is now Act 959

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 & 2

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 & 2 .

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors