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Yes: 313 • No: 4
ArkansasHB16792025 Regular SessionHouse
TO AMEND THE REVISED ARKANSAS ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT; TO ALLOW CERTAIN CLASSES OF PERSONS TO REVOKE OR AMEND AN ANATOMICAL GIFT UPON THE DEATH OF THE DONOR; AND TO REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTING OF PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
Sponsored By: Missy Irvin (Republican), Matt Brown (Republican)
Enacted
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Families can change donors' organ gifts
In Arkansas, a donor's health-care agent can change or cancel an organ or tissue gift before death. The agent must hold the donor's durable health-care power of attorney, and the donor's records must not forbid the change. After death, authority goes in order to the spouse, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, guardian, then next eligible kin. Outside a medical facility, changes are allowed after death is pronounced and circulation and breathing have irreversibly stopped. Inside a medical facility, changes must wait two hours after cardiac or asystolic death is pronounced. A sole child or a majority of surviving children can act; surviving siblings also generally need a majority. A remaining parent can act after reasonable efforts to locate an absent parent. For children, siblings, grandparents, or grandchildren, fewer than a majority can act after reasonable efforts to notify everyone in that group. The law conditions this exception on no opposition from more than half of all surviving children. People estranged from the donor cannot act, and authority can pass to the next qualifying person. A pending charge connected to the donor's death for capital murder, first-degree murder, second-degree murder, or manslaughter also blocks authority. That right returns after acquittal, dismissal, or the prosecution dropping the charge. A dispute among people sharing authority blocks any change. Decisions can be spoken or written. Providers following these rules, or trying in good faith, are protected from civil, criminal, and administrative liability. Federal law controls when it conflicts with these rules.
Organ recovery groups face reporting penalties
Public and private organ recovery groups in Arkansas must submit yearly written reports to the Legislative Council by January 31. Each report covers the group's most recent fiscal year. It lists organ and tissue numbers and types, separating gifts made before death from gifts authorized after death. It also lists uses for transplants, research, education, or other purposes, and names every organization receiving organs or tissues. Groups must report total related payments, payments by purpose, and counts of gift-revocation instances and communications. An executive must present the report and answer Council questions unless the Council excuses or waives that requirement. The Secretary of State must revoke the charter of a group that misses the reporting deadline. Private groups also face a ban on recovering organs in Arkansas.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Missy Irvin
Republican • Senate
Matt Brown
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Alyssa Brown
Republican • House
Brandon Achor
Republican • House
Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Republican • House
Mary Bentley
Republican • House
Cameron Cooper
Republican • House
Matt Duffield
Republican • House
Jon S. Eubanks
Republican • House
Tony Furman
Republican • House
Jimmy Gazaway
Republican • House
Zack Gramlich
Republican • House
RJ Hawk
Republican • House
Jeremiah Moore
Republican • House
Wayne Long
Republican • House
Stephen Magie
Democratic • House
Austin McCollum
Republican • House
Jon Milligan
Republican • House
Stetson Painter
Republican • House
Aaron Pilkington
Republican • House
Ryan A. Rose
Republican • House
Stephen Meeks
Republican • House
Bart Schulz
Republican • House
Trey Steimel
Republican • House
Kendon Underwood
Republican • House
Steven Walker
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/14/2025
House Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 2:48:52 PM
Yes: 98 • No: 0
House vote • 4/14/2025
House Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 2:47:04 PM
Yes: 95 • No: 0 • Other: 4
Senate vote • 4/9/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 6:51:04 PM
Yes: 32 • No: 1 • Other: 2
House vote • 3/20/2025
House Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:22:50 PM
Yes: 88 • No: 3 • Other: 2
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1679 is now Act 861
4/17/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/15/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/14/2025HouseSenate amendment # 2 read and concurred in.
4/14/2025HouseSenate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
4/14/2025HouseReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 & 2
4/10/2025HouseRe-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
4/9/2025HouseReturned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2
4/9/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed as amended # 1 & 2 .
4/9/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/9/2025SenateREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
4/9/2025SenateAmendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
4/9/2025SenatePlaced on second reading for purpose of amendment.
4/9/2025SenateRules suspended.
4/9/2025SenateReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2
4/9/2025SenateRe-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
4/8/2025SenateREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
4/8/2025SenateAmendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
4/8/2025SenatePlaced on second reading for purpose of amendment.
4/8/2025SenateReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
4/7/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
3/20/2025SenateReceived from the House.
3/20/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/20/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/19/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
3/19/2025House
Bill Text
HB1679 - Introduced
3/4/2025
Act Version
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