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2025R: HB1697 ACT 477

TO AMEND PROVISIONS OF TITLE 6 AND TITLE 19 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING PROVISIONAL POSITIONS AND MOTOR VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS FOR STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Latest action: Notification that HB1697 is now Act 477

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Sponsor	Role
Joey Carr	lead
J. Dotson	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 6, 2025, 8:49 a.m. CT	House	Filed
Mar 6, 2025, 5:15 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Mar 18, 2025, 1:39 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Mar 19, 2025, 2:54 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 19, 2025, 2:54 p.m. CT	House	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Mar 19, 2025, 7:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Mar 19, 2025, 7:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 31, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 1, 2025, 5:00 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 1, 2025, 5:00 p.m. CT	Senate	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Apr 1, 2025, 5:01 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Apr 1, 2025, 5:51 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 1, 2025, 5:51 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 2, 2025, 10:27 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 8, 2025, 11:53 a.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1697 is now Act 477

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 19, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 31, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 1, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

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Fiscal impact

Other1 · Mar 13, 2025

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Mar 31, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Mar 18, 2025, 1:39 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 753

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 5:00:33 PM · arkleg

31Yea

0Nay

2Not voting

2Present

0Excused

Yea (31)

Present (2)

Missy Irvin (R)
Stephanie Flowers (D)

Not voting (2)

Bryan King (R)
Greg Leding (D)

House · RCS 657

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 2:54:51 PM · arkleg

96Yea

0Nay

3Not voting

1Present

0Excused

Yea (96)

Present (1)

Justin Gonzales (R)

Not voting (3)

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