Empowering Through Health Education
2025 Nurse's Day in the Arkansas State Capital
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In short, Thursday, February 13, 2025, was Nurse's Day in the Arkansas State Capital! I want to share some helpful links and a list of bills and their sponsors to keep an eye on:
APRN practice:
HB1131 Pilkington
HB1132 Pilkington
HB1134 Unger
HB1244 K. Brown
HB1167 L. Johnson
School Nurse Practice:
HB1166 L. Johnson
HB1242 J. Mayberry
HB1398 L. Johnson
Reproductive/Mother & Baby:
HB1142 A. Brown
HB1252 L. Johnson
HB1004 Pilkington
HB1008 A. Collins
HB1010 A. Collins
HB1012 A. Collins
HB1013 Hudson
HB1047 Pilkington
HB1053 Pilkington
HB1054 Pilkington
HB1061 Pilkington
HB1269 Pilkington
Assisted Living Facility Services:
HB1404 Pilkington
Arkansas Health & Opportunity for Me ACT of 2021:
HB1403 Pilkington
Breast Reconstruction Surgeries:
SB83 J. Bryant
Coverage for Mammograms & Breast Ultrasounds:
SB123 G. Leding
Domestic Abuse:
HB1430 K. Moore
HB1431 K. Moore
HB1432 McCullough
HB1433 McCullough
HB1434 Hudson
Registered Sex Offenders:
HB1437 Duffield
Arkansas Center for Health:
SB141 B. King
Public Water Systems:
SB4 C. Penzo
✨ Helpful Links:
To view the current week's meetings or access information/videos from previous meetings, go to:
To gain a better understanding of bills and politics, go to:
https://arkansashouse.org/learn/faqsFor Nursing Involvement, go to:
https://rnaction.org/SitePages/Homepage.aspx
Arkansas Nurses:
https://nursesvote.org/state/arkansas/
https://arna.nursingnetwork.com/page/99697-health-policy
As a nurse, I believe I should be more active in politics to improve the nursing profession. I hope other nurses feel the same way and will visit the provided to links to learn more about taking action and giving power back to the nursing profession!
Thank you,
Shawna White, BSN, RN
