HB 1788 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HEALTH CARE CONSUMER ACT; AND TO REDUCE THE TIME ALLOWED FOR PROCESSING AN APPLICATION OF A PROVIDER.

HB 1788 amends Arkansas' Health Care Consumer Act by increasing the processing time for healthcare provider applications from 60 to 90 days. This change directly affects healthcare providers seeking licensure or renewal in Arkansas, as it extends the timeframe for state agencies to review applications. The bill, now Act 571 after becoming law on April 14, 2025, modifies a procedural requirement under the existing act. The amendment was passed by both legislative chambers in April 2025 and signed into law, with no other substantive policy changes to provider requirements.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Signed Apr 14, 2025

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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

Apr 14, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1788 is now Act 571

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from the Senate as passed.

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed.

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors