Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 435: TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT UPON A HEALTHCARE WORKER; AND TO DEFINE "HEALTHCARE WORKER" REGARDING ASSAULT AND BATTERY.

Enacted Last action April 18, 2025: Notification that SB435 is now Act 753

Plain-language summary

SB 435 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on March 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT UPON A HEALTHCARE WORKER; AND TO DEFINE "HEALTHCARE WORKER" REGARDING ASSAULT AND BATTERY. Primary sponsor: Lee Johnson (Republican), Missy Irvin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 18, 2025): Notification that SB435 is now Act 753.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Lee Johnson (Republican); Missy Irvin (Republican).