Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 1769 — CONCERNING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS; AND TO REQUIRE A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION OR ASSESSMENT TO BECOME OR BE EMPLOYED AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

Last action — Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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This bill adds requirements for psychological evaluations for law enforcement officers in Arkansas.

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    Psychological evaluations or assessments. (a) The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training shall require all individuals to be evaluated or assessed by a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist before employment with a law enforcement agency. (b) A law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement agency, regardless of whether employed full time, part time, or on an auxiliary basis, shall be evaluated or assessed every five (5) years by an individual licensed to practice psychiatry or psychology and qualified to perform a psychological evaluation or assessment in this state. (c) A psychological evaluation or assessment under this section may be conducted in-person or through telemedicine. (d) A law enforcement officer seeking employment with a new or different law enforcement agency shall not submit a psychological evaluation or assessment that is older than two (2) years to a law enforcement agency or the commission. (e) A law enforcement officer shall update his or her psychological evaluation or assessment every five (5) years with the commission to maintain law enforcement officer certification.

    This creates a new regulation requiring psychological evaluations for law enforcement officers before employment and every five years thereafter.

Amendments

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Action History

  1. Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

  2. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  3. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

  4. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

  5. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

  6. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1769?
HB 1769 is sponsored by Lincoln Barnett.
What is the current status of HB 1769?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 1769?
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