# Arkansas HB1245: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS BEHAVIOR ANALYST REGISTRATION ACT.

Arkansas HB1245, TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS BEHAVIOR ANALYST REGISTRATION ACT., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nicole Clowney (Democratic), Missy Irvin (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-03 (Notification that HB1245 is now Act 432); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1245
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS BEHAVIOR ANALYST REGISTRATION ACT.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Notification that HB1245 is now Act 432
- Sponsors: Nicole Clowney (Democratic), Missy Irvin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (324 yes, 57 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New registration and fees for behavior analysts: mixed, low. The law creates Arkansas Psychology Board registration for behavior analysts who practice independently. Applicants must apply, pay up to $200, and complete a criminal background check. They must hold current Behavior Analyst Certification Board certification as a board certified behavior analyst o…
- Registration paths for out-of-state behavior analysts: mixed, low. Out-of-state behavior analysts can apply for temporary registration to practice independently in Arkansas for a short time. They must hold an out-of-state license or current BCBA, BCBA-Doctoral, BCABA, or Board-approved equivalent certification. Applicants pay a Board-set fee, show their work is te…
- Behavior analyst title protections and penalties: mixed, low. Unregistered people cannot claim to be registered behavior analysts or use titles or abbreviations implying registration. Violations carry fines of $500 to $1,000. Registered analysts who violate the law can face sanctions, fines up to $5,000, and loss of registration. The Arkansas Psychology Board…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nicole Clowney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Missy Irvin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Maddox (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 31, 2025 1:55:21 PM | pass | 73 | 15 | 5 |
| 2025-03-31 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 31, 2025 1:54:06 PM | pass | 75 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025-03-31 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 31, 2025 1:53:12 PM | pass | 77 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 3:25:23 PM | pass | 24 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025-02-05 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, February 5, 2025 1:46:32 PM | pass | 75 | 15 | 4 |

## Actions (32)

- 2025-04-03: Notification that HB1245 is now Act 432 (House)
- 2025-03-31: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House)
- 2025-03-31: TO BE ENROLLED (House)
- 2025-03-31: Senate amendment # 3 read and concurred in. (House)
- 2025-03-31: Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in. (House)
- 2025-03-31: Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. (House)
- 2025-03-20: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1, 2 & 3 (House)
- 2025-03-17: Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-03-17: Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1, 2, & 3 (House)
- 2025-03-17: Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1, 2, & 3 . (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 3 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2 (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House)
- 2025-01-27: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-01-27: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1245 - Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1245.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=432.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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## Sources
- [HB1245 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1245.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=432.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1245-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).