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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1963: TO CLARIFY THAT AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE WHO PRESCRIBES A STIMULANT MAY SUBSTITUTE A THERAPEUTICALLY EQUIVALENT MEDICATION.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1963 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas House on April 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO CLARIFY THAT AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE WHO PRESCRIBES A STIMULANT MAY SUBSTITUTE A THERAPEUTICALLY EQUIVALENT MEDICATION. Primary sponsor: Justin Boyd (Republican), Justin Gonzales (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 21, 2025): Notification that HB1963 is now Act 963.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Justin BoydPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Justin GonzalesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Lee JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Notification that HB1963 is now Act 963
  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
  3. TO BE ENROLLED
  4. Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
  5. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
  6. Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
  7. Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
  8. Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
  9. Read the third time and passed.
  10. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
  11. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
  12. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source