To President Pro Tempore Hester and Speaker Shepherd: 
 
I am returning without my approval House Bill 1189, legislation entitled “An Act to Create the Arkansas Behavior Analyst Licensure Act,” which seeks to create a state-based Behavior Analyst License. 

This bill creates unnecessary and overburdensome regulation to Behavior Analysts that practice in the State of Arkansas. Behavior Analysts are already certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board and are subject to regulation. Creating duplicative licenses with new fees attached is additional red tape that does not ensure additional protections for the public. Therefore, I am vetoing this legislation.

Sincerely,
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, 
Governor of Arkansas