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2025R: SB427 ACT 663

TO AMEND PROMOTING PROSTITUTION OFFENSES; TO ENHANCE THE PENALTIES FOR PROMOTING PROSTITUTION IN THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD DEGREE; AND TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF PROMOTING PROSTITUTION AT A BUSINESS.

Latest action: Notification that SB427 is now Act 663

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Sponsor	Role
J. Bryant	lead
McAlindon	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 11, 2025, 3:35 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Mar 11, 2025, 4:15 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 31, 2025, 5:33 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Apr 1, 2025, 9:06 a.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Apr 1, 2025, 9:06 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Apr 1, 2025, 1:57 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 2, 2025, 2:26 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 2, 2025, 2:26 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Apr 2, 2025, 4:58 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Apr 2, 2025, 7:43 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Apr 8, 2025, 8:08 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 9, 2025, 8:38 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 9, 2025, 8:38 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:09 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:09 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 10, 2025, 8:12 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 10, 2025, 8:12 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 18, 2025, 3:51 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB427 is now Act 663

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 31, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Judiciary · Senate Room 171	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 2, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 4:45 p.m. CT	House Judiciary Committee · Committee Room 149	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 9, 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. Bryant, filed Mar 31, 2025, 2:23 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 427 CONCERNING THE OFFENSE OF PROMOTING PROSTITUTION; TO REPEAL SECTIONS OF THE LAW CONCERNING PROMOTING PRO.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	J. Bryant	Mar 31, 2025, 2:23 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 8, 2025, 8:08 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · Senate · Mar 31, 2025, 5:33 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1144

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 8:38:18 PM · arkleg

94Yea

0Nay

6Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (94)

Not voting (6)

Senate · RCS 766

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 2:26:40 PM · arkleg

33Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

2Excused

Yea (33)

Excused (2)

J. Dismang
Stephanie Flowers (D)

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