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2025R: SB441

TO CREATE THE JUNK LAWSUIT PREVENTION ACT OF 2025.

Latest action: Died on House Calendar at Sine Die adjournment.

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Sponsor	Role
Hester	lead
Pilkington	primary
C. Penzo	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 12, 2025, 1:08 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Mar 12, 2025, 2:01 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 9, 2025, 1:24 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Apr 9, 2025, 3:07 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Apr 9, 2025, 3:07 p.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Apr 9, 2025, 3:07 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Apr 9, 2025, 4:01 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 9, 2025, 9:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Apr 9, 2025, 9:38 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 9, 2025, 9:39 p.m. CT	Senate	Sounding of the Ballot on the passage of SB441. Five Hands were Seen.
Apr 9, 2025, 9:40 p.m. CT	Senate	Upon Sounding of the Ballot SB 441 passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 9:41 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Apr 10, 2025, 9:54 a.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Apr 10, 2025, 6:39 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Apr 15, 2025, 9:43 a.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 16, 2025, 11:15 a.m. CT	House	Read the third time and failed. ·
May 5, 2025, 2:07 p.m. CT	House	Died on House Calendar at Sine Die adjournment.

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Apr 2, 2025, 5:00 p.m. CT	Senate Judiciary · Senate Room 171	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 9, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 15, 2025, 8:00 a.m. CT	House Judiciary Committee · Committee Room 149	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 16, 2025, 9:00 a.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by Hester, filed Apr 9, 2025, 12:39 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 441 TO CREATE THE JUNK LAWSUIT PREVENTION ACT OF 2025. _____________________________________________________.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	Hester	Apr 9, 2025, 12:39 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 15, 2025, 9:43 a.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · Senate · Apr 9, 2025, 1:24 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1371

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 11:15:03 AM · arkleg

28Yea

62Nay

6Not voting

4Present

0Excused

Yea (28)

Nay (62)

Present (4)

Not voting (6)

Senate · RCS 1105

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 9:38:16 PM · arkleg

20Yea

11Nay

2Not voting

2Present

0Excused

Yea (20)

Nay (11)

Present (2)

Scott Flippo (R)
Terry Rice (R)

Not voting (2)

Breanne Davis (R)
Jane English (R)

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