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2025R: HB1733 ACT 504

TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS BETTER CHANCE PROGRAM ACT.

Latest action: Notification that HB1733 is now Act 504

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Sponsor	Role
Joey Carr	lead
Caldwell	primary
Tosh	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 11, 2025, 10:41 a.m. CT	House	Filed
Mar 11, 2025, 4:58 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Mar 12, 2025, 8:38 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 12, 2025, 8:38 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 12, 2025, 1:21 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 20, 2025, 5:34 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2
Mar 31, 2025, 8:37 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 31, 2025, 8:37 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 31, 2025, 2:10 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 1, 2025, 2:41 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 1, 2025, 7:23 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Apr 1, 2025, 7:23 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 2, 2025, 1:20 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 7, 2025, 5:38 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 7, 2025, 5:38 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as Passed.
Apr 7, 2025, 8:27 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 7, 2025, 8:27 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 8, 2025, 10:30 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 10, 2025, 4:26 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1733 is now Act 504

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 20, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 1, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 2, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Joey Carr, filed Mar 12, 2025, 7:30 a.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1733 TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS BETTER CHA; H2 (House) by Joey Carr, filed Mar 20, 2025, 5:14 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1733 TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS BETTER CHA.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Joey Carr	Mar 12, 2025, 7:30 a.m. CT
H2	House	Joey Carr	Mar 20, 2025, 5:14 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

Other1 · Mar 19, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement ______________________________________________________________________________ DATE 3/12/25 BILL HB1733 SPONSOR CARR SUBTITLE TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS BETTER CHANCE PROGRAM ACT. ____________________________________________________________________________ TOPIC Better Chance AFFECTED FUNDS REVENUE IMPACT No Fiscal Impact ASSUMPTIONS - BASED ON: ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Prepared by the Arkansas Department of Education

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 2, 2025, 1:20 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · House · Mar 20, 2025, 5:34 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 906

Monday, April 7, 2025 5:38:26 PM · arkleg

34Yea

0Nay

1Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (34)

Not voting (1)

Bryan King (R)

House · RCS 807

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 2:41:00 PM · arkleg

98Yea

0Nay

2Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (98)

Not voting (2)

Tony Furman (R)
Tara Shephard (D)

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