What are the 4 bills Gov. Sanders has vetoed?
HB1889 would have allowed medical marijuana deliveries via dispensary vehicles or drive-throughs.
Sanders said in her veto letter that '[t]his legislation would expand access to usable marijuana, therefore I am vetoing.'
This bill would have created regional mental health programs for students and update education rules for kids in juvenile detention.
Governor Sanders said in her veto letter that she vetoed the bill because she believes student behavioral issues are disrupting schools, and she wants the Departments of Education and Human Services to develop 'a solution that is more tailored to the needs of our local public schools.'
Pea Ridge resident inspires new legislative change
HB1265 (Act 660) authorizes salaries at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, but Gov. Sanders vetoed the proposed $190,000 salary for the director of the Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity.
'This session I championed Arkansas ACCESS, my plan to make college more accessible for all and get indoctrination out of college classrooms,' Sanders said in her veto letter. 'Arkansas will not waste nearly $200,000 in taxpayer dollars on DEI administrators who promote woke nonsense.'
HB1961 would have let medical providers delay adding certain sensitive information to a patient's records until they could help explain it, aiming to prevent patients from misinterpreting their diagnoses.
'Individuals have a right to access personal medical information, including medical imaging, test results, and other health records, in a timely fashion,' Sanders said in her veto letter. 'Because this bill may, in some cases, unduly delay the release of such information to patients who are entitled to it, I am vetoing this legislation.'
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