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2025R: SB485 ACT 670

TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SUSPENDED IMPOSITION OF A SENTENCE, PROBATION, PAROLE, AND POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION.

Latest action: Notification that SB485 is now Act 670

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Sponsor	Role
C. Tucker	lead
Gazaway	primary
Dalby	cosponsor
Gilmore	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 17, 2025, 4:13 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Mar 17, 2025, 6:06 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 2, 2025, 1:24 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Apr 3, 2025, 8:37 a.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Apr 3, 2025, 8:37 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Apr 3, 2025, 1:12 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 7, 2025, 2:16 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 7, 2025, 2:16 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Apr 7, 2025, 4:34 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Apr 7, 2025, 8:12 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, 8:31 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 9, 2025, 8:32 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:13 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:13 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 10, 2025, 8:14 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 10, 2025, 8:14 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 18, 2025, 3:54 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB485 is now Act 670

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, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Judiciary · Senate Room 171	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 7, 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 C. Tucker, filed Apr 2, 2025, 12:42 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 485 TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SUSPENDED IMPOSITION OF A SENTENCE, PROBATION,.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	C. Tucker	Apr 2, 2025, 12:42 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 · Apr 2, 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 1142

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 8:31:59 PM · arkleg

98Yea

0Nay

2Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (98)

Not voting (2)

Julie Mayberry (R)
Jon Milligan (R)

Senate · RCS 852

Monday, April 7, 2025 2:16:26 PM · arkleg

34Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

1Present

0Excused

Yea (34)

Present (1)

Stephanie Flowers (D)

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