---
type: "Bill"
title: "TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE TO DELEGATE CERTAIN TASKS TO MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND OTHER UNLICENSED STAFF."
description: "TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE TO DELEGATE CERTAIN TASKS TO MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND OTHER UNLICENSED STAFF."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ar"
legislature: "Arkansas Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 1131"
citation: "Arkansas HB 1131 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Penzo", "Pilkington"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-15T15:27:50+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-21T16:42:47+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd4e8b4e-c4df-4cb5-a32e-e4366da2823d"
source_url: "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument/?path=%2fSessionInformation%2LegislativeMeasures.txt"
source_hash: "3be9af9da30c4a7b963ab6b41caa287f7056588d65feee741a7b97921f63a643"
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 1131 (2025) — TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE TO DELEGATE CERTAIN TASKS TO MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND OTHER UNLICENSED STAFF.

## Version chain

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

1. **Act 959** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=959.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)
2. **Amendment S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1131-S1.pdf)
3. **Amendment S2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1131-S2.pdf)
4. **HB 1131** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2025/2025R/Bills/HB1131.pdf)

## Sponsors

- C. Penzo — primary (person)
- Pilkington — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-15T15:27:50+00:00** Filed `introduction`
- **2025-01-15T22:53:45+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`
- **2025-02-13T17:14:41+00:00** Returned by the Committee Do Pass `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-17T20:06:39+00:00** Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-17T21:14:33+00:00** Received from the House.
- **2025-02-17T21:14:47+00:00** Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-07T18:45:25+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08T18:54:01+00:00** Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
- **2025-04-08T18:54:08+00:00** Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- **2025-04-08T19:59:17+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2025-04-09T20:22:36+00:00** Rules suspended.
- **2025-04-09T20:22:41+00:00** Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
- **2025-04-09T20:22:48+00:00** Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- **2025-04-09T21:00:32+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2025-04-10T03:11:18+00:00** Rules suspended.
- **2025-04-10T03:11:28+00:00** Read the third time and passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10T03:11:46+00:00** Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 & 2 .
- **2025-04-10T14:59:24+00:00** Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2
- **2025-04-10T14:59:30+00:00** Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15T18:29:36+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 & 2 `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-16T18:44:50+00:00** Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
- **2025-04-16T18:45:00+00:00** Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in.
- **2025-04-16T18:45:04+00:00** TO BE ENROLLED
- **2025-04-16T18:45:07+00:00** Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- **2025-04-21T16:42:47+00:00** Notification that HB1131 is now Act 959 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd4e8b4e-c4df-4cb5-a32e-e4366da2823d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arkansas legislature records).