# Arkansas SB99: TO AUTHORIZE A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TO DELEGATE CERTAIN TASKS.

Arkansas SB99, TO AUTHORIZE A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TO DELEGATE CERTAIN TASKS., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Clint Penzo (Republican), Zack Gramlich (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-07 (Notification that SB99 is now Act 437) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SB99
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO AUTHORIZE A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TO DELEGATE CERTAIN TASKS.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Notification that SB99 is now Act 437
- Sponsors: Clint Penzo (Republican), Zack Gramlich (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Physician assistants can delegate some medical tasks: benefit, low. Arkansas physician assistants can delegate certain medical tasks to qualified, trained employees under Arkansas State Medical Board rules. These employees must not already be licensed or otherwise authorized by state law to perform the task. They cannot be presented to patients as licensed healthca…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clint Penzo (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Zack Gramlich (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, April 1, 2025 4:06:06 PM | pass | 94 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 3, 2025 1:52:05 PM | pass | 34 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-04-07: Notification that SB99 is now Act 437 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-04-01: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-03-03: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House)
- 2025-03-03: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB99 - Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB99.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=437.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
- [SB99 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB99.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=437.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB99-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).