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2025R: HB1221 ACT 153

TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING INITIATIVES, REFERENDA, AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Latest action: Notification that HB1221 is now Act 153

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Sponsor	Role
Ray	lead
K. Hammer	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 24, 2025, 4:11 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Jan 27, 2025, 5:43 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
Feb 5, 2025, 4:28 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Feb 6, 2025, 3:07 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Feb 6, 2025, 3:07 p.m. CT	House	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Feb 6, 2025, 5:26 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Feb 6, 2025, 5:26 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Feb 13, 2025, 1:36 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Feb 18, 2025, 11:19 a.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Feb 18, 2025, 11:19 a.m. CT	Senate	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Feb 18, 2025, 11:19 a.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Feb 18, 2025, 1:34 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Feb 18, 2025, 1:34 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Feb 20, 2025, 9:26 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Feb 25, 2025, 4:50 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1221 is now Act 153

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 5, 2025, 2:00 p.m. CT	House State Agencies - Governmental Affairs Committee · Committee Room 151	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 6, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 13, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 18, 2025, 10:30 a.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

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Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Feb 13, 2025, 1:36 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Feb 5, 2025, 4:28 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 265

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 11:19:32 AM · arkleg

25Yea

8Nay

0Not voting

0Present

2Excused

Yea (25)

Nay (8)

Excused (2)

Joshua Bryant (R)
John Payton (R)

House · RCS 125

Thursday, February 6, 2025 3:07:42 PM · arkleg

75Yea

14Nay

11Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (75)

Nay (14)

Not voting (11)

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