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ArkansasHB18172025 Regular SessionHouse

TO ESTABLISH ELIJAH'S LAW IN ARKANSAS; AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE ANAPHYLAXIS POLICY FOR CHILDCARE FACILITIES.

Sponsored By: Justin Boyd (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Allergy training grants for childcare facilities

Childcare facilities can apply for federal Child Care and Development Block Grant funding for food allergy and epinephrine training. Funding can also cover buying and maintaining enough epinephrine devices for children of different weights. The Department of Education must post the application on its website. The law sets no award amount and does not guarantee funding.

New allergy protections for childcare kids

Arkansas’s Department of Education must create and update a statewide policy for severe allergic reactions in covered childcare facilities. It must consult the Department of Health and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. The policy covers prevention, emergency care, child-specific plans, communication, staff training, medicine access, and inspection and compliance requirements. It must include epinephrine doses based on children’s weight. The department must send the policy to facilities within one year of the law’s effective date. Facilities must adopt or update their policies within six months after receiving it. At first enrollment, facilities must notify parents or guardians about their policy and provide contacts for child-specific details. Agencies must consider existing practices and applicable federal guidelines, distribute policy materials, and post them on both departments’ websites.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Justin Boyd

    Republican • Senate

  • Lee Johnson

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 129 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/14/2025

Senate Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 1:13:55 PM

Yes: 32 • No: 0 • Other: 2

House vote • 3/31/2025

House Vote - Monday, March 31, 2025 3:07:58 PM

Yes: 97 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1817 is now Act 865

    4/17/2025House

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    4/15/2025House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/14/2025House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    4/14/2025House

  5. Returned to the House as passed.

    4/14/2025Senate

  6. Read the third time and passed.

    4/14/2025Senate

  7. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    4/9/2025Senate

  8. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

    3/31/2025Senate

  9. Received from the House.

    3/31/2025Senate

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

    3/31/2025House

  11. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    3/20/2025House

  12. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/19/2025House

  13. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

    3/19/2025House

  14. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

    3/19/2025House

  15. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE

    3/17/2025House

  16. Filed

    3/17/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1817 - Introduced

    3/17/2025

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  • Act Version

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