# Arkansas SB118: TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "AUDIOLOGY" RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF AUDIOLOGISTS. Arkansas SB118, TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "AUDIOLOGY" RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF AUDIOLOGISTS., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mary Bentley (Republican), Clint Penzo (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-10 (Notification that SB118 is now Act 517) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB118-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB118 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "AUDIOLOGY" RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF AUDIOLOGISTS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Notification that SB118 is now Act 517 - Sponsors: Mary Bentley (Republican), Clint Penzo (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (154 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas audiologists can provide more hearing care: benefit, low. 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 att… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House - Sponsor: Clint Penzo (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 1:50:43 PM | pass | 32 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-03-18 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:51:22 PM | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 3, 2025 2:05:31 PM | pass | 25 | 4 | 4 | ## Actions (24) - 2025-04-10: Notification that SB118 is now Act 517 (Senate) - 2025-04-04: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House) - 2025-03-18: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-17: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-17: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-17: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-03-13: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House) - 2025-03-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-03: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-03: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB118 - Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB118.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=517.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 - [SB118 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB118.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=517.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-SB118-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).