Gov. Sanders vetoes two bills regarding behavioral health programs in schools, patient access to medical information

Governor Sanders vetoes two more bills from 2025 legislative session

Sarah Huckabee Sanders addresses the crowd outside the State Capitol on Jan. 10, 2023, after she was sworn in as Arkansas’ 47th governor. (Karen E. Segrave/Arkansas Advocate) Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders vetoed two bills from the 2025 legislative session on Tuesday and returned them to their respective chambers. Both bills had emergency clauses, meaning they would have gone into effect immediately upon Sanders’ signature. House Bill 1961…

Sanders announces veto of regional behavioral health program bill

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders vetoed a bill that would require the Arkansas Department of Human Services to work with the state Department of Education to establish regional behavioral health programs, though the bill's House sponsor said Wednesday he is working with state officials to improve the "crisis" it was meant to address.

Sanders announces veto of regional behavioral health program bill | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders vetoed a bill that would require the Arkansas Department of Human Services to work with the state Department of Education to establish regional behavioral health programs, though the bill's House sponsor said Wednesday he is working with state officials to improve the "crisis" it was meant to address.

Arkansas governor vetoes two more bills from 2025 legislative session

Sarah Huckabee Sanders addresses the crowd outside the State Capitol on Jan. 10, 2023, after she was sworn in as Arkansas' 47th governor. (Karen E. Segrave/Arkansas Advocate) Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders vetoed two bills from the 2025 legislative session on Tuesday and returned them to their respective chambers. Both bills had emergency clauses, meaning they would have gone into effect immediately upon Sanders’ signature. House Bill 1961…

Questions abound on Sanders’ veto of bill to give schools more leeway to remove violent kids

Gov. Sanders vetoed a bill Tuesday that aimed to give schools the ability to remove violently disruptive students from the classroom — but it’s not clear why.

Gov. Sanders vetoes two bills regarding behavioral health programs in schools, patient access to medical information

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — After signing dozens of bills into law following the end of the legislative session, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has vetoed two more bills sent to her desk for a signature. Senate Bill 451 would have required the Arkansas Department of Human Services and the Department of Education to establish regional behavioral health programs. Sanders released the following statement on Tuesday night explaining why sh…