Text of AR HB 1032 (2025)
To Ban Conversion Therapy.
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State of Arkansas
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95th General Assembly
A Bill
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Regular Session, 2025
HOUSE BILL 1032
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By: Representative A. Collins
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For An Act To Be Entitled
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AN ACT TO BAN CONVERSION THERAPY; AND FOR OTHER
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PURPOSES.
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Subtitle
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TO BAN CONVERSION THERAPY.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 20, Chapter 9, Subchapter 1, is amended
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to add an additional section to read as follows:
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20-9-106. Ban on conversion therapy.
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(a) As used in this section:
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(1)(A) "Conversion therapy" means any practice or treatment
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administered to a person that seeks to change the person's sexual orientation
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or gender identity, including without limitation efforts to change behaviors
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or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic
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attractions or feelings toward persons of the same gender.
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(B) "Conversion therapy" does not include counseling that
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does not seek to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity and:
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(i) Assists a person undergoing a gender transition;
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(ii) Provides acceptance, support, and understanding
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to a person; or
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(iii) Facilitates a person's coping, social support,
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or identity exploration and development, including sexual orientation-neutral
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intervention to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual
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practices; and
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(2) "Healthcare professional" means a person who is licensed,
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certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of this state to administer
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health care in the ordinary course of the practice of his or her profession.
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(b) A healthcare professional shall not engage in conversion therapy.
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(c) A healthcare professional who engages in conversion therapy is
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subject to disciplinary action by the licensing, certifying, or authorizing
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state entity, including without limitation suspension or revocation of his or
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her license, certificate, or authorization.
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