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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 255: TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "DRUG" WITHIN THE FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Passed one chamber 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 255 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "DRUG" WITHIN THE FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Primary sponsor: Cameron Cooper (Republican), Clint Penzo (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

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): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cameron CooperPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Clint PenzoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Justin BoydCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Josh BryantCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Wayne LongCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Ryan RoseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48

“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. Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
  2. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
  3. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
  4. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
  5. Read the third time and passed.
  6. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
  7. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
  8. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
  9. Rules suspended.
  10. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
  11. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
  12. Filed

Sources

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