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2025R: HB1273 ACT 29

TO PROVIDE THAT A LIEN CREATED BY THE ENTRY OF CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IS NOT SUPERIOR TO A PURCHASE MONEY MORTGAGE.

Latest action: Notification that HB1273 is now Act 29

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Sponsor	Role
Warren	lead
C. Penzo	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 27, 2025, 4:14 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Jan 27, 2025, 5:57 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
Jan 29, 2025, 1:20 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Jan 30, 2025, 11:50 a.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Jan 30, 2025, 1:40 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Jan 30, 2025, 1:40 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
Feb 4, 2025, 1:41 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Feb 5, 2025, 2:26 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Feb 5, 2025, 2:26 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Feb 5, 2025, 3:41 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Feb 5, 2025, 3:41 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Feb 5, 2025, 3:41 p.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Feb 11, 2025, 1:33 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1273 is now Act 29

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Jan 29, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Insurance and Commerce Committee · Committee Room 149	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 4, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Insurance - Commerce · Senate Room 171	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 5, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

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Fiscal impact

DFA1 · Jan 29, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement Bill: HB1273 Bill Subtitle: TO PROVIDE THAT A LIEN CREATED BY THE ENTRY OF CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IS NOT SUPERIOR TO A PURCHASE MONEY MORTGAGE. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: Rep. Warren and Sen. Penzo Basic Change: HB1273 amends § 26-18-701 to provide that a certificate of indebtedness (state tax lien) filed by the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) is not superior in priority to a purchase money mortgage regardless of whether the tax lien was filed prior to the purchase money mortgage. Fiscal Impact: None. Taxpayer Impact: None. Resources Required: None. Time Required: None. Procedural Changes: None. Other Comments: None. Legal Analysis: HB1273 codifies Arkansas Supreme Court precedent that a state tax lien is not superior to a purchase money mortgage. A purchase money mortgage is a mortgage on land executed by the purchaser of the land as part of the same transaction. DFA is authorized to state tax lien for a tax deficiency and to record the lien in any c

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Feb 4, 2025, 1:41 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Jan 29, 2025, 1:20 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 89

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 2:26:01 PM · arkleg

29Yea

0Nay

3Not voting

1Present

2Excused

Yea (29)

Present (1)

Fredrick J. Love (D)

Excused (2)

Dan Sullivan (R)
Ricky Hill (R)

Not voting (3)

House · RCS 63

Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:50:43 AM · arkleg

95Yea

0Nay

5Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (95)

Not voting (5)

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