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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 117: 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.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 117 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Wayne Long (Republican), Clint Penzo (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wayne LongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Clint PenzoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
  2. Motion to remove SB117 from Public Health Committee Failed
  3. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
  4. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
  5. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
  6. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
  7. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
  8. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
  9. Read the third time and passed.
  10. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
  11. Amendment # 4 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
  12. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source