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Yes: 154 • No: 4
ArkansasSB1182025 Regular SessionSenate
TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "AUDIOLOGY" RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF AUDIOLOGISTS.
Sponsored By: Mary Bentley (Republican), Clint Penzo (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Arkansas audiologists can provide more hearing care
Arkansas audiologists can evaluate, diagnose, manage, and treat hearing and balance conditions in the human ear. They can prescribe, order, sell, dispense, and fit hearing aids and external sound processors to correct or relieve those conditions. A sound processor is a nonsurgical external unit attached to an internal bone-anchored hearing device or cochlear implant. Audiologists can conduct health screenings and remove objects or earwax from the outer ear canal. They can order and perform office tests without radiation on that canal, solely to evaluate hearing and balance disorders. They can order cultures, blood tests, and imaging only for hearing or balance conditions in the human ear. They cannot use or interpret those results to diagnose or treat conditions, or prepare, operate, or perform imaging. The law excludes implant surgery and procedures that cut, burn, or permanently alter human tissue.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Mary Bentley
Republican • House
Clint Penzo
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/3/2025
Senate Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 1:50:43 PM
Yes: 32 • No: 0 • Other: 1
House vote • 3/18/2025
House Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:51:22 PM
Yes: 97 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/3/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, March 3, 2025 2:05:31 PM
Yes: 25 • No: 4 • Other: 4
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB118 is now Act 517
4/10/2025SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
4/4/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
4/4/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
4/3/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/3/2025SenateRules suspended.
4/3/2025SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
4/3/2025SenatePlaced on second reading for purpose of amendment.
4/3/2025SenateReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1
4/1/2025SenateRe-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
3/18/2025SenateReturned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
3/18/2025SenateReturned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1
3/18/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/18/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/17/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
3/17/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
3/17/2025HouseReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
3/13/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
3/3/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
3/3/2025HouseOrdered immediately transmitted to the House.
3/3/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
3/3/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
2/26/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
1/27/2025SenateFiled
1/27/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB118 - Introduced
1/27/2025
Act Version
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