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2025R: HB1931 ACT 694

TO CREATE THE RECIDIVISM REDUCTION SYSTEM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Latest action: Notification that HB1931 is now Act 694

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Sponsor	Role
Beaty Jr.	lead
Gilmore	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 31, 2025, 3:02 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Mar 31, 2025, 9:14 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Apr 3, 2025, 2:04 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
Apr 7, 2025, 8:39 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Apr 7, 2025, 8:39 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Apr 7, 2025, 11:24 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 8, 2025, 2:38 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 8, 2025, 2:38 p.m. CT	House	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Apr 8, 2025, 10:42 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Apr 8, 2025, 10:43 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 9, 2025, 1:27 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 9, 2025, 11:01 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:02 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 9, 2025, 11:02 p.m. CT	Senate	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Apr 9, 2025, 11:02 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Apr 10, 2025, 9:57 a.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 10, 2025, 9:57 a.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 10, 2025, 9:57 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 16, 2025, 4:03 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1931 is now Act 694

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Apr 3, 2025, 9:00 a.m. CT	House Judiciary Committee · Committee Room 149	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 9, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Judiciary · Senate Room 171	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Beaty Jr., filed Apr 3, 2025, 2:00 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1931 TO CREATE THE RECIDIVISM REDUCTION SYSTEM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; AND.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Beaty Jr.	Apr 3, 2025, 2:00 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 9, 2025, 1:27 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · House · Apr 3, 2025, 2:04 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 1122

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 11:02:41 PM · arkleg

35Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (35)

House · RCS 1036

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 2:38:39 PM · arkleg

89Yea

0Nay

9Not voting

2Present

0Excused

Yea (89)

Present (2)

Denise Garner (D)
Jay Richardson (D)

Not voting (9)

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Senate Judiciary · Apr 9, 2025 · Senate Room 171

Bill segment 28:57–32:52 · heuristic

You have passed Senate resolution 65. Senator Tucker. House Bill 1931. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Senator Gilmour, District One. So this is the companion bill to Senate Bill 590. We've already heard this bill in this committee and on the floor and it's already down to the house but this is just the house companion bill that. So have you take questions? If there are any. Questions from committee? Hearing none. No one to testify for or against. Senator Gilmour, you close for your bill. I'm closed, make a motion to pass. Motion to pass from Senator Gilmour. A reluctant second from Senator McKee. Any discussion? Hearing none. All for the motion signified by saying aye. All opposed. Motion carried. Congratulations, Senator Gilmour. You have passed House Bill 1931. I am going to ask Senator Stoufflefield to come take over the chair again and we're gonna try to run House Bill 1964 again. Thank you. Senator Clark, if you go in and identify yourself and your guests. State Center, State Center, Allen Clark, District 7. Tiffany Wright, Director for the Division of Children and Family Services. Aren't you recognized? House Bill 1964, we presented earlier. We're moving the child welfare ombudsman and evidently the juvenile ombudsman to the office of the Inspector General where they belong. We've got answers for Senator Gilmour and myself and everything's fine. We're happy to take any questions. All right, committee, any questions? Yeah, and just Gilmour. Yeah, because I raised the question, I just want to clear it up. It is Porter's language, I'm good. Thank you, Mr. Chair. All right, any other questions from committee? Anyone in the audience who wish to speak for or against the bill? All right, seeing none, you want to close for your bill, Senator Clark. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am closed, I appreciate a good vote and I'll make a motion to pass. We have a motion to pass by Senator Rice, second by Senator Gilmour. Any discussion? All those in favor say aye. All opposed? The bill passes to Senator Clark. Thank you. Well, it's been nice to ask for this. Thank you. We got any other bills? There we go, Representative Mix is here. What bill, Representative Mix? I'll have to compare them in 1529 to 1877. House Bill 1529, committee.

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