# Arkansas SB137: TO PERMIT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO MAINTAIN MEDICAL RECORDS IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT. Arkansas SB137, TO PERMIT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO MAINTAIN MEDICAL RECORDS IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brandon Achor (Republican), Justin Boyd (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-25 (Notification that SB137 is now Act 141) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB137-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB137 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO PERMIT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO MAINTAIN MEDICAL RECORDS IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-02-25, Notification that SB137 is now Act 141 - Sponsors: Brandon Achor (Republican), Justin Boyd (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (126 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Patients can get medical record copies: benefit, low. Arkansas providers must give patients or authorized people requested medical record copies in paper or electronic form, unless federal law says otherwise. The law does not set a fee or guarantee the requester's choice of format. A paper copy made from an electronic record counts as an original when… - Healthcare providers can use electronic records: benefit, low. Arkansas healthcare professionals and facilities can choose to create, keep, send, receive, and store medical records electronically. They can convert records temporarily or permanently, without keeping separate paper copies. Electronic records must stay readable, retrievable, and adequately backed… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brandon Achor (Republican), House - Sponsor: Justin Boyd (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-19 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, February 19, 2025 2:33:02 PM | pass | 93 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, February 6, 2025 10:24:46 AM | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-02-25: Notification that SB137 is now Act 141 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-02-19: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-19: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-18: 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 - SB137 - Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB137.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=141.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) - 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 - [SB137 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB137.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=141.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) - [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-SB137-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).