# Arkansas HB1679: 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.

Arkansas HB1679, 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., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Missy Irvin (Republican), Matt Brown (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-17 (Notification that HB1679 is now Act 861) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1679
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: 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.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Notification that HB1679 is now Act 861
- Sponsors: Missy Irvin (Republican), Matt Brown (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (313 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Families can change donors' organ gifts: mixed, low. 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, sibli…
- Organ recovery groups face reporting penalties: mixed, low. 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…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Missy Irvin (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Matt Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alyssa Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brandon Achor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Howard M. Beaty, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cameron Cooper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Duffield (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jon S. Eubanks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tony Furman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Zack Gramlich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: RJ Hawk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremiah Moore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wayne Long (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stephen Magie (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Austin McCollum (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jon Milligan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stetson Painter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron Pilkington (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan A. Rose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stephen Meeks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bart Schulz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Trey Steimel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kendon Underwood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Walker (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | House | House Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 2:48:52 PM | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | House | House Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 2:47:04 PM | pass | 95 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 6:51:04 PM | pass | 32 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-03-20 | House | House Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:22:50 PM | pass | 88 | 3 | 2 |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-04-17: Notification that HB1679 is now Act 861 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House)
- 2025-04-14: TO BE ENROLLED (House)
- 2025-04-14: Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. (House)
- 2025-04-10: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 & 2 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-04-09: Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 & 2 . (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Rules suspended. (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-19: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House)
- 2025-03-19: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-03-04: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1679 - Introduced, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1679.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=861.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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## Sources
- [HB1679 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1679.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=861.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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- [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1679-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).