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2025R: SB307 ACT 373

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC UTILITIES; TO CREATE THE GENERATING ARKANSAS JOBS ACT OF 2025; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Latest action: Notification that SB307 is now Act 373

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Sponsor	Role
J. Dismang	lead
Eaves	primary
Achor	cosponsor
B. Davis	cosponsor
B. Johnson	cosponsor
B. McKenzie	cosponsor
Barnett	cosponsor
Beaty Jr.	cosponsor
Brooks	cosponsor
Clowney	cosponsor
Cozart	cosponsor
Duffield	cosponsor
Eaton	cosponsor
Eubanks	cosponsor
Evans	cosponsor
F. Allen	cosponsor
Gilmore	cosponsor
Gramlich	cosponsor
Hall	cosponsor
Hester	cosponsor
J. Boyd	cosponsor
J. Richardson	cosponsor
Jean	cosponsor
K. Ferguson	cosponsor
L. Johnson	cosponsor
Ladyman	cosponsor
Lynch	cosponsor
M. Brown	cosponsor
M. McKee	cosponsor
Maddox	cosponsor
Pilkington	cosponsor
R. Murdock	cosponsor
R. Scott Richardson	cosponsor
Rye	cosponsor
S. Flowers	cosponsor
Unger	cosponsor
Warren	cosponsor
Wing	cosponsor
Wooten	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 25, 2025, 4:46 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Feb 25, 2025, 5:19 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
Feb 27, 2025, 12:41 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Mar 5, 2025, 3:34 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and failed. ·
Mar 5, 2025, 3:36 p.m. CT	Senate	Motion to Expunge the Vote by which SB307 failed to pass. Motion carried.
Mar 11, 2025, 4:10 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Mar 11, 2025, 4:11 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment #1 was withdrawn.
Mar 11, 2025, 4:11 p.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Mar 11, 2025, 4:11 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 12, 2025, 1:33 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 12, 2025, 3:18 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 12, 2025, 3:18 p.m. CT	Senate	Emergency Clause failed of adoption.
Mar 12, 2025, 3:18 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Mar 12, 2025, 3:30 p.m. CT	Senate	Motion to Expunge the Vote by which the Emergency Clause failed of Adoption. Motion carried.
Mar 12, 2025, 3:31 p.m. CT	Senate	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED ·
Mar 12, 2025, 3:31 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Mar 12, 2025, 5:00 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Mar 12, 2025, 6:17 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
Mar 17, 2025, 6:17 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Mar 18, 2025, 3:11 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 18, 2025, 3:11 p.m. CT	House	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Mar 18, 2025, 3:11 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Mar 18, 2025, 4:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Mar 18, 2025, 4:32 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Mar 19, 2025, 8:15 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Mar 19, 2025, 8:15 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Mar 20, 2025, 1:36 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB307 is now Act 373

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 27, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Insurance - Commerce · Senate Room 171	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 3, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 4, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 5, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 6, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 11, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 12, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 17, 2025, 2:30 p.m. CT	House Insurance and Commerce Committee · Committee Room 149	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 18, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by J. Dismang, filed Mar 11, 2025, 11:54 a.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 307 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC UTILITIES; TO CREATE THE GENERATING ARKANSAS JOBS ACT OF 2025; AND TO; S2 (Senate) by J. Dismang, filed Mar 11, 2025, 3:25 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 307 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC UTILITIES; TO CREATE THE GENERATING ARKANSAS JOBS ACT OF 2025; AND TO.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	J. Dismang	Mar 11, 2025, 11:54 a.m. CT
S2	Senate	J. Dismang	Mar 11, 2025, 3:25 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Mar 17, 2025, 6:17 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Feb 27, 2025, 12:41 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 628

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 3:11:23 PM · arkleg

77Yea

13Nay

1Not voting

9Present

0Excused

Yea (77)

Nay (13)

Present (9)

Not voting (1)

Bart Schulz (R)

Senate · RCS 502

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 3:31:02 PM · arkleg

27Yea

1Nay

3Not voting

4Present

0Excused

Yea (27)

Nay (1)

Jamie Scott (D)

Present (4)

Not voting (3)

Senate · RCS 498

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 3:18:31 PM · arkleg

23Yea

9Nay

1Not voting

2Present

0Excused

Yea (23)

Nay (9)

Present (2)

Fredrick J. Love (D)
Greg Leding (D)

Not voting (1)

Clarke Tucker (D)

Senate · RCS 417

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 3:34:40 PM · arkleg

17Yea

11Nay

4Not voting

3Present

0Excused

Yea (17)

Nay (11)

Present (3)

Not voting (4)

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In the News

News stories that mention SB307, found by bill number and title words and filtered for Arkansas coverage. Checked about every 12 hours for bills people follow.

Some state lawmakers voice concerns about utility rates under Generating Arkansas Jobs Act - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Oct 4, 2026
The Arkansas two-step: How legislators shut down consumer choice and drove up your utility bill
Arkansas Times · Apr 9, 2026
Arkansas House set to vote on electric generation cost measure
Daily Energy Insider · Mar 18, 2025
House committee passes legislation that would relax regulatory review of electric and gas utilities - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Mar 18, 2025
Bill that would change regulations for utility companies passes House - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Mar 18, 2025
House passes bill to give windfall to utilities, raise consumer rates
Arkansas Times · Mar 18, 2025
Arkansas Senate approves legislation to relax regulatory review of electric and gas utilities - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Mar 12, 2025
Senate passes bill to deregulate utilities and encourage building new power plants
Arkansas Times · Mar 12, 2025
Arkansas lawmakers request energy bill recommendations from utility commission
Arkansas Advocate · Mar 6, 2025
Power generation bill fails in Senate by one vote, effort to be made again
Talk Business & Politics · Mar 5, 2025
Senate committee advances bill to ease utility regulations at consumer expense
Arkansas Times · Feb 27, 2025
Bill would let utilities raise rates annually to build power plants
Talk Business & Politics · Feb 26, 2025
SB307 aims to lower costs and boost job creation through new power generation methods
KATV · Feb 26, 2025

Last checked Nov 12, 2026, 7:36 p.m. CT.

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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC UTILITIES; TO CREATE THE GENERATING ARKANSAS JOBS ACT OF 2025; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Meetings

Committee actions

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 628

Yea (77)

Nay (13)

Present (9)

Not voting (1)

Senate · RCS 502

Yea (27)

Nay (1)

Present (4)

Not voting (3)

Senate · RCS 498

Yea (23)

Nay (9)

Present (2)

Not voting (1)

Senate · RCS 417

Yea (17)

Nay (11)

Present (3)

Not voting (4)

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