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2025R: SB420 ACT 736

TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR WATER DEVELOPMENT STATE PROGRAMS; TO AMEND THE WATER AUTHORITY ACT; AND TO AMEND THE USES OF THE CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE REVOLVING LOAN FUND.

Latest action: Notification that SB420 is now Act 736

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Sponsor	Role
Hester	lead
Beaty Jr.	primary
L. Johnson	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 11, 2025, 10:46 a.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Mar 11, 2025, 1:51 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
Mar 17, 2025, 8:02 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Mar 17, 2025, 8:02 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 17, 2025, 1:36 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 17, 2025, 1:36 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
Mar 18, 2025, 1:43 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Mar 19, 2025, 3:07 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 19, 2025, 3:08 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Mar 19, 2025, 4:34 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Mar 19, 2025, 5:26 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
Apr 9, 2025, 2:28 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 14, 2025, 3:30 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 14, 2025, 3:31 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Apr 14, 2025, 7:31 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 14, 2025, 7:31 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 15, 2025, 9:04 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 15, 2025, 9:04 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 18, 2025, 4:10 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB420 is now Act 736

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Insurance - Commerce · Senate Room 171	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 19, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 9, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	House Insurance and Commerce Committee · Committee Room 149	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 14, 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 Hester, filed Mar 13, 2025, 9:07 a.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 420 TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR WATER DEVELOPMENT STATE PROGRAMS; TO AMEND THE WATER AUTHORITY ACT; AND TO AME.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	Hester	Mar 13, 2025, 9:07 a.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 9, 2025, 2:28 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Mar 18, 2025, 1:43 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1248

Monday, April 14, 2025 3:30:59 PM · arkleg

92Yea

1Nay

7Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (92)

Nay (1)

Hope Duke (R)

Not voting (7)

Senate · RCS 635

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 3:07:34 PM · arkleg

25Yea

6Nay

3Not voting

0Present

1Excused

Yea (25)

Nay (6)

Excused (1)

Tyler Dees (R)

Not voting (3)

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