Senator Missy Irvin
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Committees
- Advanced Communications & Information Technology (Joint Committee)
- Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development (Senate)
- ALC - Administrative Rules
- ALC - Claims Review/Litigation Reports Oversight
- ALC - Executive Subcommittee
- ALC - Game & Fish/State Police
- ALC-Highway Commission Review & Advisory Subcommittee
- ALC - Hospital, Medicaid, & Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee
- ALC - JBC Budget Hearings
- ALC - Occupational Licensing Review Subcommittee
- ALC - PEER
- ALC - Review
- ALC - State Insurance Programs Oversight Subcommittee
- Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia Advisory Council
- Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC)
- Children & Youth Committee - Senate & Aging, Children & Youth, & Legislative Affairs- House
- Code Revision Commission (1-4:30PM)
- Education Committee (House)
- Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information
- Energy (Joint Committee)
- House Rules
- Insurance & Commerce (House)
- Insurance & Commerce (Senate)
- JBC-PEER Review
- JBC-Special Language
- Joint Budget Committee
- Joint Budget Committee - Pre-Fiscal Session Budget Hearings
- Judiciary Committee (House)
- Judiciary Committee (Senate & House)
- Legislative Joint Auditing
- Legislative Joint Auditing - Counties & Municipalities
- Legislative Joint Auditing - Educational Institutions
- Legislative Joint Auditing - State Agencies
- Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House)
- Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House)
- Revenue & Tax (Senate)
- Senate Business Meeting
- State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House)
- State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate)
- Task Force on Autism
- Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs (Senate)
Recent Meetings
| Date | Committee | Speaking Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 7, 2026 | ALC - JBC Budget Hearings | 544s |
| Oct. 2, 2026 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 2309s |
| Sept. 18, 2026 | Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) | 205s |
| Sept. 15, 2026 | ALC - Executive Subcommittee | 221s |
| Sept. 15, 2026 | Energy (Joint Committee) | 107s |
| Sept. 14, 2026 | ALC - Game & Fish/State Police | 131s |
| Sept. 1, 2026 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 4325s |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | Task Force on Autism | 160s |
| Aug. 20, 2026 | ALC - Administrative Rules | 720s |
| Aug. 19, 2026 | ALC - State Insurance Programs Oversight Subcommittee | 628s |
| Aug. 19, 2026 | ALC-Highway Commission Review & Advisory Subcommittee | 43s |
| Aug. 18, 2026 | ALC - PEER | 138s |
| Aug. 18, 2026 | ALC - Review | 319s |
| Aug. 13, 2026 | Task Force on Autism | 176s |
| Aug. 5, 2026 | — | 1047s |
| July 1, 2026 | — | 92s |
| June 18, 2026 | ALC - Administrative Rules | 657s |
| June 18, 2026 | ALC - Executive Subcommittee | 310s |
| June 18, 2026 | ALC - Game & Fish/State Police | 151s |
| June 16, 2026 | ALC - PEER | 2464s |
| June 15, 2026 | ALC - Hospital, Medicaid, & Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee | 1350s |
| June 15, 2026 | ALC - Administrative Rules | 2696s |
| June 4, 2026 | Legislative Joint Auditing - Counties & Municipalities | 123s |
| June 3, 2026 | — | 1856s |
| May 21, 2026 | — | 664s |
| May 5, 2026 | — | 83s |
| May 4, 2026 | — | 47s |
| April 29, 2026 | — | 45s |
| April 28, 2026 | Joint Budget Committee | 45s |
| April 23, 2026 | Joint Budget Committee | 176s |
| April 22, 2026 | JBC-Special Language | 740s |
| April 22, 2026 | — | 350s |
| April 21, 2026 | Joint Budget Committee | 11s |
| April 16, 2026 | Joint Budget Committee | 135s |
| April 15, 2026 | JBC-PEER Review | 810s |
| April 14, 2026 | Joint Budget Committee | 929s |
| April 14, 2026 | — | 300s |
| April 9, 2026 | Code Revision Commission (1-4:30PM) | 12s |
| April 1, 2026 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 907s |
| March 20, 2026 | Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) | 257s |
| March 19, 2026 | ALC - Administrative Rules | 345s |
| March 6, 2026 | Public Health Welfare & Labor Committee (Senate & House) | 1188s |
| March 5, 2026 | Joint Budget Committee | 1381s |
| March 4, 2026 | Joint Budget Committee | 185s |
| Feb. 20, 2026 | Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) | 156s |
| Feb. 19, 2026 | ALC - Administrative Rules | 72s |
| Feb. 18, 2026 | ALC - Game & Fish/State Police | 460s |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | ALC - PEER | 481s |
| Feb. 11, 2026 | Children & Youth Committee - Senate & Aging, Children & Youth, & Legislative Affairs- House | 1832s |
| Jan. 21, 2026 | ALC - Game & Fish/State Police | 1065s |
Recent Transcript Excerpts
fails. Thank you. Okay, members, with that then we're adjourned.
Okay, three yeses. Bill
All right. Any other questions from members of the committee? Seeing none, you're recognized to close for your bill.
pass by Senator Penzo. Second by Senator Payton. All those in favor say
aye. Aye. And opposed? No. I'm going to say the no's have it. Bill fails. Senator Bill wants, okay. Tell you what, let me go ahead
room. Margaret Lowe, she was against, who
was Margaret Lowe with? Sorry. Margaret Love, sorry. Arkansas Nurses Association was against, and Neil Reeves, Arkansas Nurses Association, is Neil Reeves in the room? No, they were against the bills. They were here
earlier. OK, well, they're not here, but for the record,
they signed up to speak against.
right now. Okay. All right. Thank you. All right. Any other questions from members of the committee? Okay, seeing none. We have some folks that were here earlier. I'm just going to call their names. They signed up to speak against, which is Rachel Bunch, Executive
Director, AHCA. Margaret Lowe, Arkansas Nurses Association. Is Margaret Lowe still in the
helps me answer those questions. Are there other questions from members of the committee? Senator
based on the bill? Is there a fiscal impact to that? Is it different? I'm trying to understand exactly what he was talking about and how that process would work with this bill. I would agree. We have not
stating, that is another question I had. What would this waiver look like
correct currently correct yeah I mean home services yeah most
Okay, so this, but this bill is just saying CNAs versus RNs or are we adding CNAs to the personal care world which we do not have right now? I would let you
about we have personal care
right and they utilize unskilled labor
My understanding is, is this personal care, and do we currently pay for skilled, because CNA is skilled labor, right? So we do pay, I know, for unskilled labor, correct, for
personal care. do we currently also pay for CNAs? Not that I'm aware of for CNAs in
Bills Discussed
| Bill | Title | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| HB1537 | TO REPEAL THE LOCATION ACT FOR COMMUNITY HOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. | 16 |
| HB1251 | TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT ACT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS. | 16 |
| SB269 | TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING LOCATIONS FOR AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF A HOSPICE AGENCY. | 15 |
| SB306 | TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO APPLY FOR A HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER FOR THE AGING AND … | 15 |
| HB1186 | TO CREATE THE PAIN RELIEF PARITY ACT; AND TO REQUIRE PAIN RELIEF PARITY IN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM. | 14 |
| SB2 | TO REPEAL THE STATEWIDE FLUORIDATION PROGRAM; AND TO REMOVE THE MANDATE FOR WATER SYSTEMS TO MAINTAIN A FLUORIDE CONTENT. | 14 |
| SB95 | TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ATHLETIC TRAINERS ACT; AND TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF "ATHLETE" WITHIN THE ARKANSAS ATHLETIC TRAINERS ACT. | 14 |
| HB1471 | TO AMEND THE EXPIRATION DATE OF ALL LICENSES OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY. | 13 |
| HB1442 | TO SET RESTRICTIONS ON PHARMACY CONTRACTING AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; AND TO ESTABLISH PHARMACEUTICAL PATIENT FREEDOM OF CHOICE. | 13 |
| HB1439 | TO REMOVE THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FROM LICENSURE AS A PRIVATE CARE AGENCY. | 13 |
| HB1403 | TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ME ACT OF 2021 TO ALLOW NONHOSPITAL ENTITIES TO BE COMMUNITY BRIDGE … | 12 |
| HB1131 | TO AUTHORIZE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE TO DELEGATE CERTAIN TASKS TO MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND OTHER UNLICENSED STAFF. | 12 |
| SB312 | TO REMOVE THE MORATORIUM ON THE CONSTRUCTION OR ADDITION OF ANY ADDITIONAL BEDS WITHIN PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. | 12 |
| HB1004 | TO REQUIRE MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR POSTPARTUM MOTHERS FOR ONE YEAR AFTER GIVING BIRTH. | 12 |
| HB1576 | TO PROHIBIT A SOLID WASTE LANDFILL TO BE PLACED OVER A KARST TOPOGRAPHY. | 12 |
| HB1454 | TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECKS FOR EMPLOYEES OF SERVICE PROVIDERS; TO ALLOW THIRD-PARTY EMPLOYEE EVALUATION SERVICES … | 12 |
| SB221 | TO PROHIBIT RISK-BASED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS FROM USING CERTAIN TYPES OF CONTRACTING PRACTICES WHEN CONTRACTING WITH PROVIDERS; TO AMEND THE MEDICAID … | 12 |
| HB1171 | TO MODIFY THE MEDICAID PROVIDER-LED ORGANIZED CARE ACT; AND TO AUTHORIZE AN ABBREVIATED INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES ENROLLED IN … | 12 |
| HB1458 | TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "CREDENTIALING INFORMATION" WHEN THE ARKANSAS STATE MEDICAL BOARD IS PROVIDING INFORMATION TO CREDENTIALING ORGANIZATIONS. | 12 |
| SB225 | TO REQUIRE THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A CATEGORY FOR BENEFICIARIES WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE. | 12 |
| HB1440 | TO AMEND THE MASSAGE THERAPY ACT; AND TO ESTABLISH REGISTRATION FOR MASSAGE THERAPY ESTABLISHMENTS. | 11 |
| SB311 | TO CREATE THE END ORGAN AND GENOMIC HARVESTING ACT; TO PROHIBIT COVERAGE OF CERTAIN HUMAN ORGAN TRANSPLANT OR POST-TRANSPLANT CARE; … | 11 |
| HB1428 | TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING PUBLIC LODGING; AND TO PROVIDE A BED HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR MOBILITY ACCESSIBLE ROOMS. | 11 |
| HB1218 | TO CREATE LICENSURE FOR THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SPECIALISTS; AND TO CREATE THE THERAPEUTIC RECREATION PRACTICE ACT. | 11 |
| HB1523 | CONCERNING MISSING PERSONS ALERTS; TO CODIFY THE ARKANSAS AMBER ALERT SYSTEM; TO CODIFY THE ARKANSAS SILVER ALERT SYSTEM; AND TO … | 11 |
| HB1185 | TO ADOPT THE DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT IN ARKANSAS. | 11 |
| HB1801 | TO AUTHORIZE AN OUTSOURCING FACILITY OF LEGEND DRUGS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES THAT COMPOUNDS A PRODUCT TO SELL THE COMPOUNDED PRODUCT … | 11 |
| HB1679 | TO AMEND THE REVISED ARKANSAS ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT; TO ALLOW CERTAIN CLASSES OF PERSONS TO REVOKE OR AMEND AN ANATOMICAL … | 10 |
| SB273 | TO REQUIRE DIALYSIS CENTERS TO HAVE A BACKUP GENERATOR ON SITE. | 10 |
| HB1285 | TO ESTABLISH AN EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE'S OPERATORS FOR CERTAIN HEALTHCARE SERVICES. | 10 |