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2025R: SB117

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.

Latest action: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

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Sponsor	Role
C. Penzo	lead
Long	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 27, 2025, 4:20 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Jan 27, 2025, 4:51 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 18, 2025, 8:00 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Feb 18, 2025, 8:00 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 18, 2025, 10:41 a.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 18, 2025, 10:41 a.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 25, 2025, 7:57 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
Feb 25, 2025, 7:58 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 25, 2025, 1:39 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 25, 2025, 1:39 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 11, 2025, 2:07 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Mar 11, 2025, 2:07 p.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 3
Mar 11, 2025, 2:07 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 11, 2025, 4:12 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 11, 2025, 4:12 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 20, 2025, 1:43 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 4
Mar 31, 2025, 2:13 p.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Mar 31, 2025, 2:13 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 4 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 31, 2025, 5:26 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 1, 2025, 3:20 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 1, 2025, 3:20 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Apr 1, 2025, 5:42 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Apr 1, 2025, 8:43 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Apr 8, 2025, 8:43 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Apr 8, 2025, 8:43 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Apr 8, 2025, 10:45 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 15, 2025, 4:34 p.m. CT	House	Motion to remove SB117 from Public Health Committee Failed ·
May 5, 2025, 2:16 p.m. CT	House	Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 13, 2025, 9:00 a.m. CT	Joint Budget Committee · Big Mac, Room A	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 26, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Public Health Welfare And Labor · Senate Room 272	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 11, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 19, 2025, 4:00 p.m. CT	Senate Public Health Welfare And Labor · Senate Room 272	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 31, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 1, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 10, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Meeting · Committee Room 130	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 15, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Long, filed Apr 7, 2025, 4:56 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 117 TO CREATE THE NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN PRACTICE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE OF NATU; S1 (Senate) by C. Penzo, filed Feb 17, 2025, 11:55 a.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 117 TO CREATE THE NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN PRACTICE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE OF NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS I; S2 (Senate) by C. Penzo, filed Feb 24, 2025, 4:20 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 117 TO CREATE THE NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN PRACTICE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE OF NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS I; S3 (Senate) by C. Penzo, filed Mar 11, 2025, 12:31 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 117 TO CREATE THE NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN PRACTICE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE OF NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS I; S4 (Senate) by C. Penzo, filed Mar 20, 2025, 8:20 a.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 117 TO CREATE THE NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN PRACTICE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE OF NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS I.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Long	Apr 7, 2025, 4:56 p.m. CT
S1	Senate	C. Penzo	Feb 17, 2025, 11:55 a.m. CT
S2	Senate	C. Penzo	Feb 24, 2025, 4:20 p.m. CT
S3	Senate	C. Penzo	Mar 11, 2025, 12:31 p.m. CT
S4	Senate	C. Penzo	Mar 20, 2025, 8:20 a.m. CT

Fiscal impact

Other1 · Mar 4, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement Arkansas Department of Human Services ______________________________________________________________________________ DATE: 3/4/2025 BILL: SB 117 SPONSOR: Penzo, Clint SUBTITLE: To create the Naturopathic Physician Practice Act; to provide for licensure of naturopathic physicians in Arkansas; and to create the Arkansas State Board of Naturopathy. ______________________________________________________________________________ TOPIC: Fiscal Impact Development for SB 117 AFFECTED FUNDS: Federal Match and General Revenue REVENUE IMPACT: Graded Range Impact - $1.1 Million - $11.4 Million Total Computable, or $346 Thousand - $3.5 Million State Share COMMENTS AND ASSUMPTIONS: Finance expects a graded range increase of 1% - 10% in expenditures. We estimate a graded range total computable impact from $1.1 Million - $11.4 Million, or $346 Thousand - $3.5 Million State Share. SB 117 - Fiscal Impact Analysis Graded Fiscal Impact DescriptionBase1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%9%10% Applicable $114,083,000$1,140,830$2,281,660$3,422,490$4,563,320$5,704,150$6,844,980$7,985,810$9,126,640$10,267,470$11,408,300 Services Total N/A$1,140,830$2,281,660$3,422,490$4,563,320$5,704,150$6,844,980$7,985

Committee actions

Do Pass as amended · Senate · Mar 20, 2025, 1:43 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 4

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1353

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 4:34:21 PM · arkleg

46Yea

44Nay

10Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (46)

Nay (44)

Not voting (10)

Senate · RCS 722

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 3:20:27 PM · arkleg

24Yea

4Nay

6Not voting

1Present

0Excused

Yea (24)

Nay (4)

Present (1)

Stephanie Flowers (D)

Not voting (6)

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