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2025R: SB50 ACT 145

TO REQUIRE A LEGISLATIVE STUDY OF WORKFORCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES REFORM; AND TO REQUIRE CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION NECESSARY TO ADDRESS ISSUES IDENTIFIED DURING THE STUDY.

Latest action: Notification that SB50 is now Act 145

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Sponsor	Role
J. Boyd	lead
Wing	primary
J. English	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 13, 2025, 1:28 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Jan 13, 2025, 2:12 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Jan 22, 2025, 8:05 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Jan 22, 2025, 8:05 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Jan 22, 2025, 1:32 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Jan 22, 2025, 1:33 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 5, 2025, 1:40 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Feb 6, 2025, 10:09 a.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Feb 6, 2025, 10:09 a.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Feb 6, 2025, 12:57 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Feb 6, 2025, 5:30 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Feb 13, 2025, 11:14 a.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Feb 17, 2025, 2:11 p.m. CT	House	Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Feb 18, 2025, 2:39 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Feb 19, 2025, 2:31 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Feb 19, 2025, 2:31 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Feb 19, 2025, 4:13 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Feb 19, 2025, 4:13 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Feb 20, 2025, 1:34 p.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Feb 20, 2025, 1:34 p.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Feb 25, 2025, 5:13 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB50 is now Act 145

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 5, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Public Health Welfare And Labor · Senate Room 272	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 6, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 13, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Meeting · Committee Room 130	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Meeting · Committee Room 130	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 19, 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. Boyd, filed Jan 21, 2025, 10:26 a.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 50 TO REQUIRE A LEGISLATIVE STUDY OF WORKFORCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES REFORM; AND TO REQUIRE CONSIDERATION OF L.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	J. Boyd	Jan 21, 2025, 10:26 a.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Feb 18, 2025, 2:39 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Feb 13, 2025, 11:14 a.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Feb 5, 2025, 1:40 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 302

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 2:31:47 PM · arkleg

89Yea

0Nay

9Not voting

2Present

0Excused

Yea (89)

Present (2)

Andrew Collins (D)
McCollum

Not voting (9)

Senate · RCS 105

Thursday, February 6, 2025 10:09:31 AM · arkleg

32Yea

0Nay

1Not voting

0Present

2Excused

Yea (32)

Excused (2)

Dan Sullivan (R)
Ricky Hill (R)

Not voting (1)

Bryan King (R)

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In the News

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Consultants tell Arkansas to integrate social and workforce services - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Jan 12, 2026

Last checked Nov 12, 2026, 8:43 a.m. CT.

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