# Arkansas HB1185: TO ADOPT THE DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT IN ARKANSAS. Arkansas HB1185, TO ADOPT THE DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT IN ARKANSAS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Clint Penzo (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-17 (Notification that HB1185 is now Act 799); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1185-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1185 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO ADOPT THE DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT IN ARKANSAS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-04-17, Notification that HB1185 is now Act 799 - Sponsors: Clint Penzo (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (133 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Military dietitians can keep licensing continuity: benefit, low. An active-duty military member or spouse can choose a Home State where they hold a current dietitian license in good standing. They can keep that designation throughout the service member's active duty. This preserves their Home State licensing basis during military service or a related move. - Dietitian discipline can halt cross-state work: cost, medium. Discipline that restricts a dietitian's Home State license revokes Compact Privileges in all other participating states. Those privileges remain revoked until all license restrictions are removed. Restoring privileges requires Home State certification, meeting Compact qualifications, and reapplying… - Dietitians gain cross-state practice with conditions: mixed, medium. The law creates a Compact Privilege so qualifying dietitians can practice in participating states without separate state licenses. Dietitians need a current, unrestricted Home State license and either current Registered Dietitian registration or the required training and exam. The training route re… - Moving dietitians get a licensing pathway: mixed, medium. Dietitians moving between participating states can apply for a new Home State license through the Compact. They must pay applicable fees, notify both states, and have their Compact eligibility verified. The new state may require FBI fingerprint checks, other criminal-history information, and a test… - Compact dietitians face paid background checks: mixed, low. Arkansas applicants planning to join the Compact and covered licensees must complete state and national fingerprint-based background checks. They must authorize release of results to the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board and pay any associated fee. The Board must follow limits on criminal-record l… - Dietitians get transition time when states leave: mixed, low. A state can leave by repealing the Compact; withdrawal takes effect 180 days after the repeal law is enacted. It must notify licensees, honor privileges for at least 180 days after notice, and keep reporting through its withdrawal date. The Commission can terminate a defaulting state by majority vo… - Arkansas adopts binding dietitian Compact rules: mixed, low. The Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board administers the Compact, which starts when the seventh state enacts it. Commission rules have legal force without Board adoption; Arkansas assigns rule-rejection authority to the General Assembly or Legislative Council. A Commission rule is ineffective where a… - Dietitian records are shared with safeguards: mixed, low. The Commission runs a shared data system and gives each Compact Privilege applicant a unique identifier. States must submit identity, license status, discipline, application denials and reasons, and current significant investigation information. Monitoring or rehabilitation program details are shar… - States coordinate dietitian investigations and discipline: mixed, low. Only the Home State can discipline its own license; another participating state can discipline practice privileges under its due-process rules. Home States must treat reported out-of-state conduct like in-state conduct and apply their own laws. States can rely on another state's findings while foll… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Clint Penzo (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Lee Johnson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 12:05:21 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-03-05 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, March 5, 2025 3:02:56 PM | pass | 99 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-04-17: Notification that HB1185 is now Act 799 (House) - 2025-04-15: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-14: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-14: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-14: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-04: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-27: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-27: Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-27: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-02-26: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-26: Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-02-13: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-13: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-13: 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 - HB1185 - Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1185.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=799.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 - [HB1185 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1185.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=799.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-HB1185-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).