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2025R: HB1604 ACT 943

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PROHIBITED CONTRACTS BY STATE AGENCIES; AND TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS BY STATE AGENCIES TO PURCHASE PROMOTIONAL ITEMS MADE IN CHINA.

Latest action: Notification that HB1604 is now Act 943

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Sponsor	Role
McAlindon	lead
B. Johnson	primary
Achor	cosponsor
Andrews	cosponsor
B. McKenzie	cosponsor
Barker	cosponsor
Beaty Jr.	cosponsor
Beck	cosponsor
Bentley	cosponsor
Breaux	cosponsor
Brooks	cosponsor
C. Cooper	cosponsor
Cavenaugh	cosponsor
Childress	cosponsor
Cozart	cosponsor
Crawford	cosponsor
Eaton	cosponsor
Evans	cosponsor
Furman	cosponsor
Gazaway	cosponsor
Gramlich	cosponsor
Hall	cosponsor
Hawk	cosponsor
Hollowell	cosponsor
J. Moore	cosponsor
Joey Carr	cosponsor
John Carr	cosponsor
K. Brown	cosponsor
L. Johnson	cosponsor
Long	cosponsor
Lundstrum	cosponsor
Lynch	cosponsor
M. Brown	cosponsor
M. McElroy	cosponsor
M. Shepherd	cosponsor
Maddox	cosponsor
McClure	cosponsor
McGrew	cosponsor
McNair	cosponsor
Milligan	cosponsor
N. Burkes	cosponsor
Nazarenko	cosponsor
Painter	cosponsor
Pearce	cosponsor
Perry	cosponsor
Pilkington	cosponsor
Puryear	cosponsor
R. Burkes	cosponsor
R. Scott Richardson	cosponsor
Richmond	cosponsor
Rose	cosponsor
Rye	cosponsor
S. Berry	cosponsor
Schulz	cosponsor
Torres	cosponsor
Tosh	cosponsor
Underwood	cosponsor
Unger	cosponsor
Vaught	cosponsor
Walker	cosponsor
Wing	cosponsor
Wooten	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 26, 2025, 3:02 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Feb 26, 2025, 5:34 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
Mar 12, 2025, 6:47 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
Mar 17, 2025, 8:39 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 17, 2025, 8:39 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 17, 2025, 12:56 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 18, 2025, 2:12 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 18, 2025, 5:08 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Mar 18, 2025, 5:08 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Mar 20, 2025, 3:30 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Mar 20, 2025, 3:30 p.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Mar 20, 2025, 3:30 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 20, 2025, 4:02 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 20, 2025, 4:03 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Apr 3, 2025, 7:24 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 8, 2025, 9:08 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 8, 2025, 9:08 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
Apr 9, 2025, 11:05 a.m. CT	House	Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
Apr 9, 2025, 11:05 a.m. CT	House	Re-referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
Apr 14, 2025, 4:25 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
Apr 15, 2025, 3:05 p.m. CT	House	Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. ·
Apr 15, 2025, 3:05 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 16, 2025, 8:32 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 21, 2025, 11:35 a.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1604 is now Act 943

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 5, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House State Agencies - Governmental Affairs Committee · Committee Room 151	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 12, 2025, 3:00 p.m. CT	House State Agencies - Governmental Affairs Committee · Committee Room 151	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 18, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 20, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 3, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 3, 2025, 5:00 p.m. CT	Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 14, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House State Agencies - Governmental Affairs Committee · Committee Room 151	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 15, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by McAlindon, filed Mar 13, 2025, 8:48 a.m. CT; S1 (Senate) by B. Johnson, filed Mar 20, 2025, 2:21 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	McAlindon	Mar 13, 2025, 8:48 a.m. CT
S1	Senate	B. Johnson	Mar 20, 2025, 2:21 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

FI1 · McAlindon · Mar 11, 2025

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 14, 2025, 4:25 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
Do Pass · Senate · Apr 3, 2025, 7:24 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · House · Mar 12, 2025, 6:47 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1331

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 3:05:02 PM · arkleg

83Yea

10Nay

4Not voting

3Present

0Excused

Yea (83)

Nay (10)

Present (3)

Not voting (4)

Senate · RCS 1005

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 9:08:01 PM · arkleg

33Yea

1Nay

0Not voting

0Present

1Excused

Yea (33)

Nay (1)

Stephanie Flowers (D)

Excused (1)

Bryan King (R)

House · RCS 616

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:12:17 PM · arkleg

79Yea

15Nay

6Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (79)

Nay (15)

Not voting (6)

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