HB 1610 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HUMAN LIFE PROTECTION ACT AND THE ARKANSAS UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT.

HB 1610 is a technical amendment to Arkansas' Human Life Protection Act and Unborn Child Protection Act, clarifying existing medical exception language. It removes redundant phrases like "in the judgment of the physician" and replaces them with simpler terms such as "judgment" throughout the statutes. This change streamlines how medical professionals can cite exceptions for abortions when the mother's health is at risk, directly affecting healthcare providers and patients navigating the current abortion restrictions. The bill, now Act 387, became law on March 20, 2025, without altering the core prohibitions on abortion.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Signed Mar 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 387 → HB 1610 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text has been updated from Act 387 to HB 1610, with the version number changed to reflect the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. The formatting has been adjusted to include standard legislative headers and session information.

TECHNICAL

The bill identifier was updated from Act 387 to HB 1610, and the session information was updated to reflect the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025.

Added standard legislative formatting elements including the state name, assembly designation, and bill type header.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 20, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1610 is now Act 387

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from the Senate as passed.

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed.

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 38 co-sponsors