# Arkansas HB1478: TO REPEAL THE REGISTRATION OF DISEASE INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS. Arkansas HB1478, TO REPEAL THE REGISTRATION OF DISEASE INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ricky Hill (Republican), Bart Schulz (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-04 (Notification that HB1478 is now Act 230); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1478-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1478 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO REPEAL THE REGISTRATION OF DISEASE INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-13 - Last action: 2025-03-04, Notification that HB1478 is now Act 230 - Sponsors: Ricky Hill (Republican), Bart Schulz (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (126 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Ten-day deadline for accused people's addresses: cost, low. The law requires the accused person’s address to be provided within 10 calendar days after an order is issued. - Arkansas ends disease intervention specialist registration: mixed, low. Arkansas repeals its registration system for disease intervention specialists, with no replacement system in this law. The repeal ends this chapter’s qualification, exam, continuing education, renewal, and fee rules. It removes misdemeanor penalties for practicing or claiming to be a specialist wit… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ricky Hill (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Bart Schulz (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, February 27, 2025 2:12:02 PM | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, February 19, 2025 1:52:22 PM | pass | 93 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-03-04: Notification that HB1478 is now Act 230 (House) - 2025-02-27: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-27: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-27: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-27: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-18: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-13: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-13: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1478 - Introduced, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1478.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=230.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 - [HB1478 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1478.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=230.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-HB1478-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).