# Arkansas HB1782: TO PROHIBIT OVER-THE-COUNTER DIET PILLS FROM BEING SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE FURNISHED TO A PERSON WHO IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. Arkansas HB1782, TO PROHIBIT OVER-THE-COUNTER DIET PILLS FROM BEING SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE FURNISHED TO A PERSON WHO IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ashley Hudson (Democratic), Jamie Scott (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2025-04-16 (Notification that HB1782 is now Act 642) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1782-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1782 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO PROHIBIT OVER-THE-COUNTER DIET PILLS FROM BEING SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE FURNISHED TO A PERSON WHO IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-13 - Last action: 2025-04-16, Notification that HB1782 is now Act 642 - Sponsors: Ashley Hudson (Democratic), Jamie Scott (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 13 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (111 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas bans diet pills for minors: mixed, low. 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 o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ashley Hudson (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jamie Scott (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Frances Cavenaugh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nicole Clowney (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cindy Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Denise Garner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Denise Jones Ennett (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Diana Gonzales Worthen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie Mayberry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Karilyn Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tippi McCullough (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joy Springer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tara Shephard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: DeAnn Vaught (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 8:20:14 PM | pass | 25 | 5 | 5 | | 2025-03-20 | House | House Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:12:29 PM | pass | 86 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (16) - 2025-04-16: Notification that HB1782 is now Act 642 (House) - 2025-04-10: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-10: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-10: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-19: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-19: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-03-18: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House) - 2025-03-13: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-13: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1782 - Introduced, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1782.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=642.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 - [HB1782 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1782.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=642.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-HB1782-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).