HB1685 (2021)

Title: Amend Arkansas Healthcare Decisions Act
Summary: This bill weakens end-of-life care by allowing healthcare workers who are not physicians to work on end-of-life decisions with patients and family members. It also makes it easier to deny nutrition and hydration to a dying person. Family Council Action Committee supports protecting life from conception to natural death and opposed this bill. Outcome: The House defeated the bill by a vote of 31-55.
Outcome: Failed to Pass

Name

How They Voted

Voting to Override a Veto

Rep. Fred Allen

Yes

Rep. Sonia Barker

Yes

Rep. Howard Beaty

No

Rep. Rick Beck

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Mary Bentley

Yes

Rep. Mark Berry

No

Rep. Stan Berry

No

Sen. Justin Boyd

No

Rep. Ken Bragg*

Present

Rep. Harlan Breaux

No

Rep. Keith Brooks

No

Rep. Karilyn Brown

No

Sen. Joshua Bryant

No

Rep. John Carr

No

Rep. Frances Cavenaugh

Yes

Rep. Craig Christiansen*

No

Rep. Joe Cloud*

No

Rep. Nicole Clowney

Yes

Rep. Bruce Coleman*

Yes

Rep. Andrew Collins

No

Rep. Cameron Cooper

No

Rep. Bruce Cozart

No

Rep. Cindy Crawford

No

Rep. Carol Dalby

Yes

Rep. Marsh Davis*

Yes

Rep. Gary Deffenbaugh*

No

Sen. Jim Dotson

No

Rep. Les Eaves

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Denise Ennett

No

Rep. Jon Eubanks

Yes

Rep. Brian Evans

Yes

Rep. Deborah Ferguson

Yes

Rep. Kenneth Ferguson

Yes

Rep. David Fielding*

Yes

Rep. Charlene Fite

No

Rep. Lanny Fite

No

Rep. Vivian Flowers

Yes

Rep. Jack Fortner

No

Rep. Tony Furman

Present

Rep. Denise Garner

Yes

Rep. Jimmy Gazaway

No

Rep. Megan Godfrey*

Yes

Rep. Justin Gonzales

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Michelle Gray*

Yes

Rep. Delia Haak

No

Rep. Spencer Hawks*

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. David Hillman*

Present

Rep. Monte Hodges*

Yes

Rep. Mike Holcomb

No

Rep. Steve Hollowell

Yes

Rep. Ashley Hudson

No

Rep. Lane Jean

No

Rep. Joe Jett*

No

Rep. Lee Johnson

No

Rep. Jack Ladyman

Yes

Sen. Fredrick Love

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Mark Lowery*

No

Rep. Robin Lundstrum

No

Rep. Roger Lynch

No

Rep. John Maddox

No

Rep. Stephen Magie

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Julie Mayberry

No

Rep. Rick McClure

No

Rep. Austin McCollum

No

Rep. Tippi McCullough

Yes

Rep. Mark McElroy

No

Rep. Richard McGrew

No

Rep. Gayla McKenzie*

No

Rep. Ron McNair

No

Rep. Stephen Meeks

No

Rep. Josh Miller

Yes

Rep. Jon Milligan

No

Sen. Reginald Murdock

Yes

Rep. Milton Nicks, Jr.

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. John Payton

Yes

Sen. Clint Penzo

No

Rep. Mark Perry

Yes

Rep. Aaron Pilkington

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. David Ray

No

Rep. Jay Richardson

No

Rep. Marcus Richmond

Yes

Rep. Johnny Rye

No

Rep. Jamie Scott

No

Rep. Matthew Shepherd

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Keith Slape*

No

Rep. Brandt Smith*

No

Rep. Stu Smith*

Yes

Rep. Nelda Speaks*

No

Rep. Joy Springer

No

Rep. David Tollett*

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Dwight Tosh

No

Rep. Kendon Underwood

No

Rep. DeAnn Vaught

NotVoting/Absent

Rep. Jeff Wardlaw

Yes

Rep. Les Warren

Yes

Rep. Danny Watson

No

Rep. David Whitaker

Yes

Rep. Carlton Wing

Yes

Rep. Richard Womack

No

Rep. Jim Wooten

No