Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1653: TO SET STANDARDS FOR LICENSING AND REGULATION OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1653 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas House on March 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO SET STANDARDS FOR LICENSING AND REGULATION OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Primary sponsor: Missy Irvin (Republican), Fran Cavenaugh (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 16, 2025): Notification that HB1653 is now Act 636.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missy Irvin | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 24 |
| Fran Cavenaugh | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 30 |
| Jeremy Wooldridge | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 1 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Notification that HB1653 is now Act 636
- Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- TO BE ENROLLED
- Returned from the Senate as passed.
- Returned to the House as passed.
- EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Read the third time and passed.
- Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
- Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
- Received from the House.
- EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
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