# Arkansas SB136: TO CREATE THE RIGHT TO TRY INDIVIDUALIZED INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENT ACT; AND TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO INDIVIDUALIZED INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENT. Arkansas SB136, TO CREATE THE RIGHT TO TRY INDIVIDUALIZED INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENT ACT; AND TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO INDIVIDUALIZED INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENT., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Zack Gramlich (Republican), Justin Boyd (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-27 (Notification that SB136 is now Act 201); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB136-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB136 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO CREATE THE RIGHT TO TRY INDIVIDUALIZED INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENT ACT; AND TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO INDIVIDUALIZED INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENT. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-02-27, Notification that SB136 is now Act 201 - Sponsors: Zack Gramlich (Republican), Justin Boyd (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New personalized treatment options for patients: benefit, medium. Arkansas creates a path to experimental drugs, biological products, or devices made only for one patient using genetic or related biological information. Patients must have a life-threatening illness or one causing major, lasting harm, and must consider all FDA-approved treatments. An Arkansas-lice… - Patient treatment costs and heirs' protection: mixed, medium. Manufacturers or eligible facilities can provide treatment free or charge only actual out-of-pocket manufacturing costs, with no stated dollar cap. Written consent must warn that patients may owe all treatment-related expenses. That debt may reach the patient's estate unless a manufacturer contract… - Treatment access protected, provider participation stays voluntary: mixed, medium. State agencies and officials cannot block eligible patients from accessing personalized experimental treatment. Participation cannot be grounds for state licensing action against providers or state action against a hospital's Medicare certification. Manufacturers do not have to supply treatment, an… - Treatment participants gain limits on lawsuits: mixed, medium. Treatment participants receive protection from civil liability for treatment-related loss, damage, or injury. This includes manufacturers, distributors, prescribers, and care providers. They must substantially follow the law in good faith and use reasonable care. This limits patients' ability to re… - Patients keep coverage, without guaranteed treatment payment: mixed, low. Insurers can cover personalized experimental treatment, but this law does not require them to pay for it. They cannot deny otherwise-covered items or services solely because a patient receives this treatment. Existing coverage duties under law or contract, including required clinical-trial coverage… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Zack Gramlich (Republican), House - Sponsor: Justin Boyd (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-26 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, February 26, 2025 3:19:37 PM | pass | 95 | 1 | | | 2025-02-06 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, February 6, 2025 10:22:57 AM | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-02-27: Notification that SB136 is now Act 201 (Senate) - 2025-02-26: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-02-26: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-26: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-25: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-06: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-06: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-02-06: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB136 - Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB136.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=201.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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - 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) - 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) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [SB136 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB136.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=201.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) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [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) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB136-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).