2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
SB117
Legislative Summary
To Create The Naturopathic Physician Practice Act; To Provide For Licensure Of Naturopathic Physicians In Arkansas; And To Create The Arkansas State Board Of Natural Medicine.
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
1/27/2025
Filed
Senate
1/27/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
2/18/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Senate
2/18/2025
Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
2/18/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
2/18/2025
Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
2/25/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
Senate
2/25/2025
Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
2/25/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
2/25/2025
Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
3/11/2025
Rules suspended.
Senate
3/11/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 3
Senate
3/11/2025
Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
3/11/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
3/11/2025
Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
3/20/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 4
Senate
3/31/2025
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
3/31/2025
Amendment # 4 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
3/31/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
4/1/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/1/2025
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate
4/1/2025
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Motion to remove SB117 from Public Health Committee Failed
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Amendment H1
House Amendment H1
4/7/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S4
Senate Amendment S4
3/20/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S3
Senate Amendment S3
3/11/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S2
Senate Amendment S2
2/24/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S1
Senate Amendment S1
2/17/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Motion to remove SB117 from Public Health Committee Failed
4/15/2025
46
Yea
44
Nay
10
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading
4/1/2025
24
Yea
4
Nay
7
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/1/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
