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2025R: HB1444 ACT 548

TO AMEND THE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR DATA CENTERS.

Latest action: Notification that HB1444 is now Act 548

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Sponsor	Role
Pilkington	lead
J. Dismang	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 10, 2025, 2:24 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Feb 10, 2025, 5:12 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE
Feb 27, 2025, 8:38 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Feb 27, 2025, 8:38 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Feb 27, 2025, 11:56 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 6, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Mar 10, 2025, 2:17 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 10, 2025, 5:43 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Mar 10, 2025, 5:43 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE
Mar 19, 2025, 1:47 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Mar 20, 2025, 2:06 p.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Mar 20, 2025, 2:06 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 20, 2025, 3:43 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 31, 2025, 4:01 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 31, 2025, 4:01 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
Mar 31, 2025, 5:41 p.m. CT	House	Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
Mar 31, 2025, 5:42 p.m. CT	House	Re-referred to the Committee on REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE
Apr 3, 2025, 1:27 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
Apr 7, 2025, 2:35 p.m. CT	House	Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. ·
Apr 7, 2025, 2:35 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 8, 2025, 10:42 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 10, 2025, 5:36 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1444 is now Act 548

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 6, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Committee Room 151	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 10, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 19, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Revenue and Taxation · Old Supreme Court	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 20, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 31, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 3, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Committee Room 151	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 7, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Pilkington, filed Feb 26, 2025, 3:47 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1444 TO AMEND THE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR DATA CENTERS. ________________________; S1 (Senate) by J. Dismang, filed Mar 19, 2025, 10:58 a.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1444 TO AMEND THE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR DATA CENTERS. _____________________________________________.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Pilkington	Feb 26, 2025, 3:47 p.m. CT
S1	Senate	J. Dismang	Mar 19, 2025, 10:58 a.m. CT

Fiscal impact

DFA1 · Mar 3, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement Bill: HB1444 As Engrossed: 2/27/2025 Bill Subtitle: TO AMEND THE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR DATA CENTERS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: Rep. Pilkington and Sen. Dismang Basic Change: HB1444 (as engrossed 2/27/2025) expands the sales and use tax exemption for data centers to include a “qualified large data center”. A qualified large data center is a facility, or any expansion or addition to a facility, that: • Is owned by a qualified firm that is subject to state tax and engaged in data processing, storage, and dissemination; • Creates a qualified investment of $2 billion or more within ten years of construction; • Has a minimum payroll calculated directly or indirectly including any contractors of the company of $3 million annually within two years of commencing operation; • Is located in two or more nonadjacent properties that are connected by fiber; and • Is not primarily engaged in adding transactions involving virtual currency to a distributed ledger at the facility. Once qualified, a large data center will be eligible for the exemptio

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 3, 2025, 1:27 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
Do Pass as amended · Senate · Mar 19, 2025, 1:47 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Do Pass · House · Mar 6, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 959

Monday, April 7, 2025 2:35:14 PM · arkleg

76Yea

9Nay

10Not voting

5Present

0Excused

Yea (76)

Nay (9)

Present (5)

Not voting (10)

Senate · RCS 708

Monday, March 31, 2025 4:01:33 PM · arkleg

24Yea

4Nay

6Not voting

0Present

1Excused

Yea (24)

Nay (4)

Excused (1)

Missy Irvin (R)

Not voting (6)

House · RCS 478

Monday, March 10, 2025 2:17:54 PM · arkleg

71Yea

17Nay

1Not voting

11Present

0Excused

Yea (71)

Nay (17)

Present (11)

Not voting (1)

Justin Gonzales (R)

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In the News

News stories that mention HB1444, found by bill number and title words and filtered for Arkansas coverage. Checked about every 12 hours for bills people follow.

Data centers planned for Arkansas poised to get millions of dollars in property tax breaks - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Jun 27, 2026
New Arkansas law simplifies sales tax exemptions for farmers
FOX16.com · Jan 6, 2026
Arkansas farmers can get new card for sales tax exemptions on essential farming supplies
KATV · Jan 5, 2026
Sales tax exemption card available for Arkansas farmers
KARK · Jan 5, 2026
Arkansas expands data center tax abatements
Data Center Dynamics · Apr 15, 2025

Last checked Nov 12, 2026, 3:04 p.m. CT.

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