Arkansas Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Arkansas State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

Note: You must first register as a NVIC Team Member before you can view action alerts, legislation to watch, and announcements.

Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
AR HB 1002/SB 3 2023-09-15 SUPPORT Prohibits government from requiring COVID vaccines or discriminating against or coercing an individual into consenting to take a COVID vaccine Status: ENACTED both signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on 9/14/2023, HB 1002 and SB 3 becoming Act 10 and Act 4, respectively, effective 9/14/2023

Action: NONE
AR SB 8 2023-05-01 SUPPORT Establishes a criminal offense of vaccine harm for pharmaceutical company executive officers Status: Died, failed to pass House Judiciary Committee before session ended on 5/1/2023; passed full Senate on 3/28/2023

Action: NONE

Announcements

The following table lists postings about events, initiatives, people, and pretty much anything related to protecting and expanding your rights!

State Title
AR 2022-09-12 Arkansas 2022 Legislative Summary