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ArkansasHB17822025 Regular SessionHouse

TO PROHIBIT OVER-THE-COUNTER DIET PILLS FROM BEING SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE FURNISHED TO A PERSON WHO IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.

Sponsored By: Ashley Hudson (Democratic), Jamie Scott (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Arkansas bans diet pills for minors

Arkansas law bans selling, transferring, or giving covered nonprescription diet pills to anyone under 18. Retailers are covered whether they sell in stores, by mail, phone, email, websites, online catalogs, or apps. Covered pills are drugs labeled and marketed for weight loss under federal law as of January 1, 2025. The definition includes drug-facts-panel products containing or listing approved ingredients, ingredients federal law treats as adulterated, or both. Retailers must request valid ID when a buyer reasonably appears to be under 18. The Department of Health can issue rules, including deciding which pills are covered. Violations carry penalties and remedies under Arkansas consumer-protection law; the department can also fine retailers up to $2,000.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Ashley Hudson

    Democratic • House

  • Jamie Scott

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Mary Bentley

    Republican • House

  • Frances Cavenaugh

    Republican • House

  • Nicole Clowney

    Democratic • House

  • Cindy Crawford

    Republican • House

  • Denise Garner

    Democratic • House

  • Denise Jones Ennett

    Democratic • House

  • Diana Gonzales Worthen

    Democratic • House

  • Julie Mayberry

    Republican • House

  • Karilyn Brown

    Republican • House

  • Tippi McCullough

    Democratic • House

  • Joy Springer

    Democratic • House

  • Tara Shephard

    Democratic • House

  • DeAnn Vaught

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 111 • No: 5

Senate vote • 4/9/2025

Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 8:20:14 PM

Yes: 25 • No: 5 • Other: 5

House vote • 3/20/2025

House Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:12:29 PM

Yes: 86 • No: 0 • Other: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1782 is now Act 642

    4/16/2025House

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    4/10/2025House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/10/2025House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    4/10/2025House

  5. Returned to the House as passed.

    4/9/2025Senate

  6. Read the third time and passed.

    4/9/2025Senate

  7. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    4/7/2025Senate

  8. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

    3/20/2025Senate

  9. Received from the House.

    3/20/2025Senate

  10. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    3/20/2025House

  11. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/19/2025House

  12. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

    3/19/2025House

  13. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

    3/19/2025House

  14. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

    3/18/2025House

  15. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE

    3/13/2025House

  16. Filed

    3/13/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1782 - Introduced

    3/13/2025

    PDF

  • Act Version

    PDF

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