# Arkansas HB1214: TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR WITHIN THE LONG-TERM CARE AIDE TRAINING ACT. Arkansas HB1214, TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR WITHIN THE LONG-TERM CARE AIDE TRAINING ACT., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mary Bentley (Republican), Missy Irvin (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-18 (Notification that HB1214 is now Act 105) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1214-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1214 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR WITHIN THE LONG-TERM CARE AIDE TRAINING ACT. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-02-18, Notification that HB1214 is now Act 105 - Sponsors: Mary Bentley (Republican), Missy Irvin (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More experience counts for aide instructors: benefit, low. Arkansas broadens the nursing experience registered nurses can count toward qualifying as primary instructors for long-term care aides. Experience can come from jobs, internships, externships, or other means. It includes working in nursing facilities or units, supervising nursing students there, an… - Aide instructors face licensing and training rules: cost, low. Primary instructors for long-term care aide training must be registered nurses licensed in Arkansas or have a qualifying multistate practice privilege. The multistate option applies to nurses moving from a Nurse Licensure Compact state who meet all Arkansas licensing requirements. Instructors must… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House - Sponsor: Missy Irvin (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, February 13, 2025 11:23:34 AM | pass | 32 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-01-29 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, January 29, 2025 2:32:27 PM | pass | 96 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-02-18: Notification that HB1214 is now Act 105 (House) - 2025-02-13: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-13: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-13: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-13: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-01-28: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-01-23: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-01-23: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1214 - Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1214.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=105.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 - [HB1214 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1214.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=105.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-HB1214-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).