# Arkansas HB1398: TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT, ESTABLISH, AND IMPLEMENT A CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN THAT INTEGRATES NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ELEMENTS.

Arkansas HB1398, TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT, ESTABLISH, AND IMPLEMENT A CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN THAT INTEGRATES NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ELEMENTS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dave Wallace (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-20 (Notification that HB1398 is now Act 352) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1398
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT, ESTABLISH, AND IMPLEMENT A CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN THAT INTEGRATES NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ELEMENTS.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-03-20, Notification that HB1398 is now Act 352
- Sponsors: Dave Wallace (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Arkansas schools must plan for cardiac emergencies: benefit, medium. Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, Arkansas schools must develop and carry out written cardiac emergency plans within their emergency operations plans. Schools must add the requirements at their next scheduled plan update, no later than the 2026-2027 school year. Plans cover anyone experiencin…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dave Wallace (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Lee Johnson (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:59:15 PM | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 2:22:32 PM | pass | 97 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-03-20: Notification that HB1398 is now Act 352 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House)
- 2025-03-18: TO BE ENROLLED (House)
- 2025-03-18: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-10: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House)
- 2025-03-10: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House)
- 2025-03-10: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-02-04: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1398 - Introduced, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1398.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=352.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

## Related bills

- HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted)
- HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed)
- HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed)
- SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed)
- HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed)
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## Sources
- [HB1398 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1398.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=352.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

## Related
- [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025)
- [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025)
- [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025)
- [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025)
- [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025)
- [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1398-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).