HB 1166 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO CLARIFY THE TYPES OF EPINEPHRINE FOR USE IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THIS STATE.

HB 1166, now Act 245, clarifies who in schools may administer epinephrine for severe allergic reactions. It expands authorization beyond physicians to include advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants. This directly affects school staff, such as nurses or designated personnel, who may need to use epinephrine during emergencies. The law ensures more qualified individuals can respond quickly to allergic reactions in elementary and secondary schools.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Signed Mar 6, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 245 → HB 1166 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from 'Act 245' to 'HB 1166' with updated session dates and numbering, but no substantive policy changes were made to the legislative content itself.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the new bill number (HB 1166) and session dates for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025, replacing the previous Act 245 designation.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 6, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1166 is now Act 245

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from the Senate as passed.

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed.

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor