# Arkansas HB1183: TO CREATE THE REGISTERED DIALYSIS PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN ACT. Arkansas HB1183, TO CREATE THE REGISTERED DIALYSIS PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN ACT., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mary Bentley (Republican), Clint Penzo (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-27 (Notification that HB1183 is now Act 198) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1183-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1183 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO CREATE THE REGISTERED DIALYSIS PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN ACT. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-02-27, Notification that HB1183 is now Act 198 - Sponsors: Mary Bentley (Republican), Clint Penzo (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (223 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Dialysis technicians gain care authority and exemptions: benefit, medium. The law authorizes dialysis technicians to provide direct patient care and hemodialysis under an Arkansas-licensed registered nurse’s authority. This includes giving medicines and accessing and caring for central venous catheters. The nurse delegates tasks based on nursing judgment and the technici… - New registration rules for Arkansas dialysis technicians: mixed, medium. The law creates registration rules and a registry for dialysis patient care technicians under the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. Applicants need a high school diploma or GED and must meet one of three work or training paths. They must already work as a technician, attend nationally recommended tr… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House - Sponsor: Clint Penzo (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-24 | House | House Vote - Monday, February 24, 2025 1:47:09 PM | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, February 18, 2025 11:15:24 AM | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | House | House Vote - Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:42:43 AM | pass | 95 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2025-02-27: Notification that HB1183 is now Act 198 (House) - 2025-02-24: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-24: Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. (House) - 2025-02-20: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 (House) - 2025-02-18: Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-18: Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-11: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-01-29: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-01-29: Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-01-29: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-28: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2 (House) - 2025-01-27: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-01-27: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-01-27: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-22: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-01-21: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1183 - Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1183.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=198.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) - 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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (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 - [HB1183 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1183.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=198.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) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [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-HB1183-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).