SB365 Summary

• Repeals redundant definition sections across multiple professional licensing statutes (accountants, auctioneers, bail bondsmen, counselors, engineers, pharmacists, veterinarians, and 30+ other professions) to conform to Arkansas Code style.

• Amends language in licensing statutes to correct grammatical issues, update terminology (e.g., changing "shall" to "may"), and clarify regulatory procedures for barbers, collection agencies, contractors, massage therapists, real estate licensees, and other professions.

• Changes specific terminology throughout Title 17 including replacing "chapter" with "subchapter," "board" with specific board names, and "regulation" with "rule" to improve consistency and clarity.

• Removes an obsolete provision from the Arkansas State Medical Board statute regarding term limits for members appointed before August 12, 2005.

• Establishes that this act makes only technical, not substantive, changes to the Arkansas Code and does not repeal other acts from the 92nd General Assembly.