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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 189: TO AUTHORIZE IVERMECTIN FOR HUMAN USE TO BE SOLD WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION OR CONSULTATION WITH A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL.

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

SB 189 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO AUTHORIZE IVERMECTIN FOR HUMAN USE TO BE SOLD WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION OR CONSULTATION WITH A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. Primary sponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), Alan Clark (Republican). It lists 26 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 31, 2025): Notification that SB189 is now Act 396.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 25

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mary BentleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Alan ClarkPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Karilyn BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Alyssa BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Josh BryantCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Ron CaldwellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Cindy CrawfordCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Steve CrowellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Tyler DeesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Scott FlippoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Brad HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Ricky HillCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Blake JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Wayne LongCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Fred LoveCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Robin LundstrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Matt McKeeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
John PaytonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Clint PenzoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Jim PettyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Terry RiceCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Jamie ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Matt StoneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
G. StubblefieldCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Randy TorresCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Dave WallaceCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Richard WomackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90

“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 SB189 is now Act 396
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
  4. ORDERED ENROLLED
  5. Read the third time and passed.
  6. Motion to Expunge the Vote by which SB189 passed. Motion carried.
  7. ORDERED ENROLLED
  8. Read the third time and passed.
  9. Rules suspended.
  10. House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
  11. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
  12. Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .

Showing 12 most recent of 37 actions. Full history

Sources

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