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Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
What are the 4 bills Gov. Sanders has vetoed?
ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed over 1,000 bills and vetoed four as the biennial session nears its May 5 adjournment. 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.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Axios
25-04-2025
- Health
- Axios
Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs 1,000+ bills, vetoes four
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed more than 1,000 bills passed by lawmakers during the biennial regular session, which is set for final adjournment on May 5. Citing "woke nonsense" and tailored needs for students, she vetoed all or part of four. Why it matters: Those bills she signed are now laws that impact how taxes are spent and citizens vote, while changing existing laws and state government management. When each law takes full effect varies by how it was written. State of play: While Sanders signed a flurry of legislation, her few vetoes seem to reflect her political priorities: SB451 would have provided school districts with resources to assist with students showing behavior likely to cause injury to themselves or others. The state Department of Human Services was to establish regional behavioral health programs that would develop health plans for referred students. Sanders said she'd directed the state Education Secretary Jacob Oliva and Human Services Secretary Kristi Putnam to "come up with a solution that is more tailored to the needs of our local public schools." HB1265, now Act 660, authorizes salaries for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. But in a line-item veto, Sanders struck the proposed $190,000 salary for the school's director of the Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity. "Arkansas will not waste nearly $200,000 in taxpayer dollars on DEI administrators who promote woke nonsense," she wrote. HB1889 would have amended Arkansas' medical marijuana law, allowing deliveries by a dispensary's vehicle or a drive-through window. The veto letter states: "This legislation would expand access to usable marijuana, therefore I am vetoing this legislation." HB1961 would have allowed medical providers to prevent certain sensitive medical information from being automatically loaded into a patient's records until the provider made an effort to interpret the information. A goal of the bill was to overcome a patient's misinterpretation and misunderstanding of a diagnosis. Sanders vetoed the bill because it could unduly delay the release of personal medical information.
