Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 177 — TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 17 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES.

Last action — Notification that SB177 is now Act 170

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on February 25, 2025.

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  • 4 sponsors

    2 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

The bill makes technical corrections to Arkansas professions and businesses code.

This bill updates and clarifies specific provisions within Title 17 of the Arkansas Code related to professions and occupations. It addresses grammatical errors and eliminates outdated language in licensing requirements.

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0 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Bill SB 177 no longer includes a reference to "Act 170 of the Regular Session" or the approval date of "2/25/25." This means that the bill’s connection to that specific act and its approval timeline have been removed. It’s important because these changes could affect how the bill is interpreted or its applicability to existing laws.

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Act 170 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 177 5 By:
State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 177 5 By:
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18 01/31/2025 10:30:17AM LGL005
2/25/25 18 01/31/2025 10:30:17AM LGL005
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How this bill changes current law

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The bill makes various technical corrections and clarifications to Arkansas Code Title 17 concerning professions, occupations, and businesses.

  • Arkansas Code § 17-26-607(c)(1)(C)

    may have licensure in the → may have licensure in the additional fields of body art added by

    This change corrects a grammatical error regarding licensure in body art.

  • Arkansas Code § 17-82-302(9)(A) and (B)

    another jurisdiction → another state or the District of Columbia

    This change clarifies the language concerning licensing exemptions for dentists.

  • Arkansas Code § 17-82-304(b)

    Shall: → shall:

    This change updates the formatting of the statute.

  • Arkansas Code § 17-82-304(b)

    or. → .

    This change corrects a punctuation error.

  • Arkansas Code § 17-83-301

    no individual shall → An individual shall not

    This change updates the language for clarity.

  • Arkansas Code § 17-83-302

    Arkansas Code § 17-83-302 is repealed because the section is obsolete.

    This change repeals an obsolete section regarding waivers for licensing.

  • Arkansas Code § 17-87-101(a)

    shall be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified to so practice and shall be licensed as provided in this chapter: → shall be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified to so practice and shall be licensed as provided in this chapter:

    This change reiterates licensing requirements with slight language adjustments.

  • Arkansas Code § 17-87-104(a)

    It shall be a misdemeanor → is unlawful for any person to:

    This change clarifies the legal language related to nursing penalties.

  • Arkansas Code § 17-87-104(a)(1)

    Such misdemeanor shall be → A first offense under subdivision (a)(1) of this section is a violation punishable by

    This change clarifies penalties for offenses under this section.

  • Arkansas Code § 17-87-604

    The effective date of this Compact shall be → is

    This change updates the effective date formatting to a clearer expression.

  • Arkansas Code § 17-87-708(a)(1)

    It shall be a misdemeanor → is unlawful for any person to:

    This change clarifies the language regarding penalties related to medication assistive persons.

Action History

  1. Notification that SB177 is now Act 170

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

  7. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

  8. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  9. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  11. Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House.

  12. Read the third time and passed.

  13. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

  14. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE

  15. Filed

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2 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 134 not signed on

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Not signed on (134)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 177?
SB 177 is sponsored by Matthew J. Shepherd, Joshua Bryant, Jimmy Gazaway, and Clarke Tucker.
What is the current status of SB 177?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2025. Enacted.
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