Spring break gets Senate approval
The Senate on Monday approved a resolution to give the Legislature a spring break.
In a voice vote, the Senate approved House Concurrent Resolution 1011 by House Speaker Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, authorizing the Legislature to recess on March 23 and reconvene on March 29.
— Michael R. Wickline
Patient visitation measure advances
An Arkansas Senate committee on Monday advanced a bill that is aimed at guaranteeing visits to lonely, pandemic-restricted patients.
In a voice vote, the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee recommended Senate approval of House Bill 1061, by Rep. Julie Mayberry, R-East End. The bill would create the No Patient Left Alone Act.
“We all know we’ve seen everything change in the past year and I think one of the harshest parts of what we have witnessed is what it looks like for people in hospitals and nursing homes and facilities,” said Sen.
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