Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1568: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EXAMINATIONS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW REQUIRING A POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION WHEN A DEATH IS BY APPARENT DRUG, ALCOHOL, OR POISON TOXICITY.

Enacted Last action March 12, 2025: Notification that HB1568 is now Act 289

Plain-language summary

HB 1568 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EXAMINATIONS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW REQUIRING A POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION WHEN A DEATH IS BY APPARENT DRUG, ALCOHOL, OR POISON TOXICITY. Primary sponsor: Kim Hammer (Republican), Paul Childress (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2025): Notification that HB1568 is now Act 289.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Kim Hammer (Republican); Paul Childress (Republican).