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Arkansas HouseSB117

TO CREATE THE NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN PRACTICE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE OF NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS IN ARKANSAS; AND TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF NATURAL MEDICINE.

Failed 46–44Crossed party linesClose

What it does: Creates a licensing system for naturopathic physicians overseen by a new Arkansas State Board of Natural Medicine, defining their scope of practice, education requirements, background checks, and unlicensed-practice prohibition. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Motion to remove SB117 from Public Health Committee Failed

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The tally

Yes 46 · No 44 · Not voting 10

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats0172
Republicans46278

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 27 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (100)

Yes 46

No 44

Not voting 10

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.