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2025R: HB1657 ACT 709

TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS WOOD ENERGY PRODUCTS AND FOREST MAINTENANCE INCOME TAX CREDIT.

Latest action: Notification that HB1657 is now Act 709

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Sponsor	Role
Beck	lead
B. Davis	primary
Achor	cosponsor
Andrews	cosponsor
B. Johnson	cosponsor
Barker	cosponsor
Beaty Jr.	cosponsor
Bentley	cosponsor
Breaux	cosponsor
C. Cooper	cosponsor
Childress	cosponsor
Clowney	cosponsor
Crawford	cosponsor
Eaton	cosponsor
Eaves	cosponsor
Eubanks	cosponsor
Flippo	cosponsor
Furman	cosponsor
Gazaway	cosponsor
Gilmore	cosponsor
Gramlich	cosponsor
Hall	cosponsor
Hawk	cosponsor
Hester	cosponsor
Holcomb	cosponsor
Hollowell	cosponsor
Irvin	cosponsor
J. Dismang	cosponsor
J. English	cosponsor
J. Scott	cosponsor
Jean	cosponsor
Joey Carr	cosponsor
K. Moore	cosponsor
M. Brown	cosponsor
M. Johnson	cosponsor
M. McKee	cosponsor
Magie	cosponsor
McClure	cosponsor
McGruder	cosponsor
Milligan	cosponsor
Painter	cosponsor
Perry	cosponsor
Pilkington	cosponsor
Rice	cosponsor
Richmond	cosponsor
Rye	cosponsor
S. Berry	cosponsor
S. Meeks	cosponsor
Springer	cosponsor
Stone	cosponsor
Wardlaw	cosponsor
Warren	cosponsor
Wooten	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 4, 2025, 11:50 a.m. CT	House	Filed
Mar 4, 2025, 5:30 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE
Apr 1, 2025, 11:30 a.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
Apr 2, 2025, 8:34 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Apr 2, 2025, 8:34 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Apr 2, 2025, 11:16 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 3, 2025, 2:35 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 3, 2025, 7:08 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Apr 3, 2025, 7:08 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE
Apr 7, 2025, 1:23 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 9, 2025, 6:42 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 9, 2025, 6:42 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 8:35 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 8:35 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 10, 2025, 10:53 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 16, 2025, 4:06 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1657 is now Act 709

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Apr 1, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Committee Room 151	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 3, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 7, 2025, 10:30 a.m. CT	Senate Revenue and Taxation · Old Supreme Court	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 9, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Beck, filed Apr 1, 2025, 11:28 a.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1657 TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS WOOD ENERGY PRODUCTS AND FOREST MAINTENANCE INCOME TAX CREDIT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Beck	Apr 1, 2025, 11:28 a.m. CT

Fiscal impact

DFA1 · Mar 26, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement Bill: HB1657 Bill Subtitle: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS WOOD ENERGY PRODUCTS AND FOREST MAINTENANCE INCOME TAX CREDIT. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: Rep. Beck and Sen. Davis Basic Change: HB1657 amends the Arkansas Wood Energy Products and Forest Maintenance Income Tax Credit to encourage the use of wood byproducts, including bark, for the production of energy. Act 594 of 2021 created an income tax credit for wood energy product and forest maintenance projects. The credit is currently equal to 30% of the purchase price of qualifying equipment with a required minimum investment of $50,000,000 for the project. Up to $5,000,000 of the credits may be redeemed each year. The credits will carry forward in perpetuity until used and the credits may be sold by the taxpayer. HB1657 expands the credit as follows: • Expands the definition of a qualified wood energy products and forest maintenance project ("project") to include a facility that supports the Arkansas timber industry by using wood byproducts, including bark, to produce energy; • Expands the machiner

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 7, 2025, 1:23 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · House · Apr 1, 2025, 11:30 a.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 1068

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 6:42:35 PM · arkleg

30Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

5Present

0Excused

Yea (30)

Present (5)

House · RCS 898

Thursday, April 3, 2025 2:35:27 PM · arkleg

83Yea

2Nay

5Not voting

10Present

0Excused

Yea (83)

Nay (2)

Hope Duke (R)
David Ray (R)

Present (10)

Not voting (5)

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