All Roll Calls
Yes: 121 • No: 1
ArkansasHB11692025 Regular SessionHouse
TO CLARIFY THE ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR AN INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT TO INCLUDE A PERSON WHO IS IN A MENTAL CONDITION AS A RESULT OF A MEDICAL CONDITION.
Sponsored By: Breanne Davis (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
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Broader involuntary admission rules with patient safeguards
Arkansas law allows involuntary admission for medical conditions causing behavioral health impairment, including dementia, encephalitis, or delirium. The person must pose a clear and present danger to themselves or others. The impairment must substantially affect emotions, conscious control of actions, or the ability to perceive reality or reason. It must involve extremely abnormal behavior or extremely faulty perceptions that interfere with at least one daily living activity. The existing mental illness, disease, or disorder basis remains. For either basis, the continuing-treatment criterion requires ongoing mental health treatment to prevent relapse or harmful worsening. During initial 72-hour confinement, treatment staff must determine that the person meets the danger criteria. Patients must immediately receive information about their rights and a phone number for patient relations or risk management. A physician or advanced practice registered nurse must evaluate them every 24 hours to confirm confinement remains warranted. Existing treatment limits and rules for law enforcement and hospital security apply, and a hearing must occur within the statutory deadline.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Breanne Davis
Republican • Senate
Lee Johnson
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/18/2025
Senate Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:51:34 PM
Yes: 22 • No: 1 • Other: 6
House vote • 3/4/2025
House Vote - Tuesday, March 4, 2025 2:05:48 PM
Yes: 99 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1169 is now Act 383
3/20/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
3/19/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
3/18/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
3/18/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
3/18/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
3/18/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
3/17/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
3/4/2025SenateReceived from the House.
3/4/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/4/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
2/27/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
2/20/2025HouseAmendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
2/20/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
2/20/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
2/6/2025HouseAmendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
2/6/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
2/6/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
1/30/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
1/30/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
1/30/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
1/16/2025HouseFiled
1/16/2025House
Bill Text
HB1169 - Introduced
1/16/2025
Act Version
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