# Arkansas HB1138: TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO CERTIFY TO THE OFFICE OF MOTOR VEHICLE ELIGIBILITY FOR A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE, CERTIFICATE, OR PARKING DECAL FOR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY. Arkansas HB1138, TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO CERTIFY TO THE OFFICE OF MOTOR VEHICLE ELIGIBILITY FOR A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE, CERTIFICATE, OR PARKING DECAL FOR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Clint Penzo (Republican), Randy Torres (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-18 (Notification that HB1138 is now Act 98); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1138-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1138 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO CERTIFY TO THE OFFICE OF MOTOR VEHICLE ELIGIBILITY FOR A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE, CERTIFICATE, OR PARKING DECAL FOR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-15 - Last action: 2025-02-18, Notification that HB1138 is now Act 98 - Sponsors: Clint Penzo (Republican), Randy Torres (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More clinicians can certify disability parking eligibility: benefit, low. Arkansas-licensed physical therapists can now certify disability parking eligibility to the Office of Motor Vehicle. Physicians, authorized advanced practice registered nurses, and authorized physician assistants can also certify eligibility. This authority does not expand physical therapists’ scop… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Clint Penzo (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Randy Torres (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Zack Gramlich (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 12, 2025 4:11:23 PM | pass | 30 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-02-03 | House | House Vote - Monday, February 3, 2025 2:00:38 PM | pass | 98 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-02-18: Notification that HB1138 is now Act 98 (House) - 2025-02-13: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-12: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-12: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-12: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-01-30: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-01-30: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-01-30: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-29: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House) - 2025-01-15: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House) - 2025-01-15: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1138 - Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1138.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=98.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [HB1138 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1138.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=98.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1138-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).