HB 1677 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO AUTHORIZE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS TO MAINTAIN EMERGENCY MEDICATION KITS.

HB 1677 authorizes alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs to maintain emergency medication kits. These programs must be licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. The kits must be stored behind a locked door and cannot contain any Schedule II controlled substances. A physician or advanced practice registered nurse oversees the kit's contents, use, and access.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

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 4, 2025 Signed Apr 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 637 → HB 1677 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a previously enacted Act 637 into a new House Bill 1677 for the 95th General Assembly. The primary change is the removal of the approval date (4/16/25) from the previous version, indicating this is a fresh legislative draft rather than a finalized law.

TECHNICAL

Removed the approval date (4/16/25) that appeared in the previous Act 637 version, as this is now a new bill draft for the 2025 session.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 16, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1677 is now Act 637

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from the Senate as passed.

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed.

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors