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HB 1639 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES - SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAM APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

HB 1639 adjusts funding for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The bill reduces the appropriation from $1,300,000 to $950,780 and changes the fund source to a cash deposit in the State Treasury. This funding directly supports the SANE program, which provides specialized medical care and forensic evidence collection for sexual assault survivors. The bill modifies budget allocations without changing program requirements or eligibility. It became Act 549 on April 10, 2025, after passing both legislative chambers.
Issues: ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesReduces SANE program funding by $349,220 from $1.3M to $950,780, defunding essential sexual assault services.95% confidence ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareBill reduces SANE program funding from $1.3M to $950,780, directly defunding a healthcare service for sexual assault survivors.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 549 → HB 1639 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was converted from Act 549 to HB 1639 with minor formatting adjustments. The primary change is the removal of the approval date line (4/10/25) and the addition of blank lines, which are technical formatting updates rather than substantive policy changes.
TECHNICAL

Removed the approval date line (APPROVED: 4/10/25) from the bill text.

Added two blank lines at the beginning of the bill text.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1639 is now Act 549
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Robin Lundstrum
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