HB 1963 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO CLARIFY THAT AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE WHO PRESCRIBES A STIMULANT MAY SUBSTITUTE A THERAPEUTICALLY EQUIVALENT MEDICATION.

HB 1963, now Act 963, clarifies the authority of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who prescribe stimulant medications. It allows these APRNs to substitute a therapeutically equivalent medication for a prescribed stimulant. A key provision requires the APRN to notify the physician who originally prescribed the stimulant when such a substitution occurs.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Signed Apr 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 963 → HB 1963 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from Act 963 to HB 1963, and the approval date was removed from the document header. These are administrative formatting changes rather than substantive policy modifications.

TECHNICAL

The approval date line 'APPROVED: 4/21/25' was removed from the document header.

The bill title was updated from 'Act 963 of the Regular Session' to 'HB 1963' to reflect current legislative session numbering.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 21, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1963 is now Act 963

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor