HB 1180 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO CREATE THE BABY OLIVIA ACT.

HB 1180, also known as the "Baby Olivia Act," mandates specific video content for human fetal growth and development discussions. These discussions must include a high-definition ultrasound video showing early fetal organ development. Additionally, a video at least three minutes long depicting fertilization and every stage of human development inside the uterus until birth is required. The bill tasks the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education with approving a list of these videos, specifically mentioning the "Meet Baby Olivia" video. This legislation would affect the content of educational discussions on fetal development and the responsibilities of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Issues: ✗ Education

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action May 5, 2025

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 3

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Transfer to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 31 co-sponsors