---
type: "Bill"
title: "TO AMEND THE TELEMEDICINE ACT; TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR TELEMEDICINE VIA TELEPHONE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY."
description: "TO AMEND THE TELEMEDICINE ACT; TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR TELEMEDICINE VIA TELEPHONE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ar"
legislature: "Arkansas Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1063"
citation: "Arkansas HB 1063 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dotson", "Hester"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 60
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-12-31T19:49:10+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-21T18:09:44+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4785c45f-43ef-4111-b03f-09528fec8751"
source_url: "ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/SessionInformation/LegislativeMeasures.txt"
source_hash: "a1281a4ef7bdfd89595483086aaf31b06084dd49b85c4fca280994e117bae9ec"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ar"]
---

# Arkansas HB 1063 (2021) — TO AMEND THE TELEMEDICINE ACT; TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR TELEMEDICINE VIA TELEPHONE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FHB1063-H1.pdf)
2. **Amendment H2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FHB1063-H2.pdf)
3. **Amendment H3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FHB1063-H3.pdf)
4. **Amendment S1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FHB1063-S1.pdf)
5. **Amendment S2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FHB1063-S2.pdf)
6. **Amendment S3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FHB1063-S3.pdf)
7. **Amendment S4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FHB1063-S4.pdf)
8. **HB 1063** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/2021R/Public/Searchable/HB1063.pdf)

## Votes

- Read the third time and passed. — **19–11** (pass) · upper
- Senate amendment # 3 read and concurred in. — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Emergency Clause failed of adoption. — **18–12** (pass) · upper
- Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in. — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendment # 4 read and concurred in. — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Read the third time and passed. — **25–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dotson — primary (person)
- Hester — primary (person)
- Pilkington — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-12-31T19:49:10+00:00** Filed `introduction`
- **2021-01-11T20:27:23+00:00** Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE `reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25T14:36:42+00:00** Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- **2021-01-25T14:36:48+00:00** Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-25T16:42:01+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2021-02-08T14:38:01+00:00** Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- **2021-02-08T14:38:07+00:00** Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-08T16:12:07+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2021-02-09T19:05:34+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 3 `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10T14:32:10+00:00** Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- **2021-02-10T14:32:12+00:00** Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-10T17:00:11+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2021-02-22T19:11:41+00:00** Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-22T22:14:10+00:00** Received from the House.
- **2021-02-22T22:14:22+00:00** Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09T15:03:24+00:00** Withdrawn from Committee for purpose of amendment # 1
- **2021-03-09T15:03:31+00:00** Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- **2021-03-09T19:14:14+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2021-03-09T19:14:27+00:00** Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T00:06:17+00:00** Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17T18:28:46+00:00** Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
- **2021-03-17T18:30:15+00:00** Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- **2021-03-17T20:45:51+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2021-03-18T22:50:40+00:00** Read the third time and passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-18T22:51:03+00:00** Emergency Clause failed of adoption.
- **2021-03-18T22:51:40+00:00** The vote by which the Emergency Clause failed was expunged.
- **2021-03-18T22:53:06+00:00** The Emergency Clause was voted a 2nd time.
- **2021-03-18T22:53:09+00:00** Emergency Clause failed of adoption.
- **2021-03-18T22:53:11+00:00** Motion to expunge the vote by which the Emergency Clause failed of adoption failed.
- **2021-03-18T22:54:26+00:00** Returned to the House as passed as amended, Amendment #1 and #2; Emergency Clause having failed adoption.
- **2021-03-18T23:41:00+00:00** Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1 and #2
- **2021-03-18T23:41:24+00:00** Emergency Clause Having Failed of Adoption
- **2021-03-18T23:41:48+00:00** Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01T19:17:56+00:00** Return to the Senate as requested
- **2021-04-01T21:51:24+00:00** Returned From the House as requested.
- **2021-04-01T21:52:12+00:00** Motion to Expunge the Vote by which HB1063 passed. Motion passed.
- **2021-04-01T21:52:54+00:00** Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06T18:55:07+00:00** Rules suspended.
- **2021-04-06T18:55:38+00:00** Withdrawn from Committee for purpose of amendment # 3
- **2021-04-06T18:56:22+00:00** Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- **2021-04-06T19:49:58+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2021-04-06T19:54:19+00:00** Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07T23:04:27+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12T18:36:16+00:00** Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
- **2021-04-12T18:36:27+00:00** Amendment # 4 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- **2021-04-12T20:26:04+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2021-04-13T19:18:41+00:00** Read the third time and passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13T19:18:53+00:00** EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- **2021-04-13T19:21:21+00:00** Returned to the House as passed as amended, Amendment #1, #2, #3, and #4
- **2021-04-13T21:10:35+00:00** Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1
- **2021-04-13T21:10:44+00:00** Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15T18:11:51+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1, 2, 3, & 4 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-19T18:22:21+00:00** Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
- **2021-04-19T18:22:22+00:00** EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- **2021-04-19T18:22:38+00:00** Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in.
- **2021-04-19T18:22:55+00:00** Senate amendment # 3 read and concurred in.
- **2021-04-19T18:23:09+00:00** Senate amendment # 4 read and concurred in.
- **2021-04-19T18:23:12+00:00** TO BE ENROLLED
- **2021-04-20T14:10:58+00:00** Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- **2021-04-21T18:09:44+00:00** Notification that HB1063 is now Act 829 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4785c45f-43ef-4111-b03f-09528fec8751`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arkansas legislature records).