# Arkansas SB177: TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 17 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES. Arkansas SB177, TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 17 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Jimmy Gazaway (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-25 (Notification that SB177 is now Act 170); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB177-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB177 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 17 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-31 - Last action: 2025-02-25, Notification that SB177 is now Act 170 - Sponsors: Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Jimmy Gazaway (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (124 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public voices on foot doctor board: benefit, low. The law establishes a five-member Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine, appointed by the Governor for three-year terms. Three members must be practicing podiatrists who were active in the field immediately before appointment. Two public members represent consumers and older adults; the older-adult… - Fewer licensing paths for Arkansas dentists: cost, high. Arkansas dentist applicants must be at least 21 and hold a dental surgery or dental medicine degree from an ADA-accredited college. The board can request proof of age and fitness. The law removes an alternative path based on a board-approved North American dental degree and an approved exam. That p… - Penalties for nursing and medication violations: cost, low. A first covered nursing-law offense carries a fine of $25 to $500. Later offenses are unclassified misdemeanors carrying a fine, up to 30 days in jail, or both. Covered offenses include nursing license, practice, title, education-program, and prescribing violations. Medication assistive personnel f… - Penalties for pharmacy violations and fraud: cost, low. A first unlicensed pharmacy-practice offense carries a $50 to $100 fine. Later offenses are unclassified misdemeanors carrying at least $100, 30 days in jail, or both. Authorized pharmacists, interns, and technicians are excluded when acting within their allowed duties. Pharmacists who knowingly, i… - Penalties for unlawful foot doctor practice: cost, low. A knowing violation of Arkansas podiatry law is an unclassified misdemeanor after conviction. It carries up to $1,000, up to 30 days in jail, or both. A separate unlawful-practice offense becomes an unclassified misdemeanor rather than a Class A misdemeanor. That offense carries $100 to $500, three… - Changed criminal review for psychology licenses: mixed, low. The Arkansas Psychology Board must follow the shared licensing rules in § 17-3-102 for criminal-offense-based license decisions. This replaces the prior rule requiring denial or revocation for specified offenses unless the person received a waiver. Criminal offenses can still be considered when den… - Medical board pays capped investigation charges: mixed, low. The investigative division can charge the Arkansas State Medical Board for services covered by the law. Hourly charges can reach $50, with hourly costs capped at $4,000 per case. Travel expenses at state-employee levels and other out-of-pocket costs can be charged in addition to that cap. These cha… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joshua Bryant (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew J. Shepherd (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-19 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, February 19, 2025 2:24:49 PM | pass | 91 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, February 13, 2025 11:06:40 AM | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-02-25: Notification that SB177 is now Act 170 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-02-19: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 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 JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-13: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-02-13: Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB177 - Introduced, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB177.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=170.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 - [SB177 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB177.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=170.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-SB177-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).