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2025R: SB500 ACT 780

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LEVEE DISTRICTS; AND TO ALLOW A LEVEE DISTRICT CREATED BY AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ADOPT PROCEDURE CONCERNING THE COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS.

Latest action: Notification that SB500 is now Act 780

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Sponsor	Role
J. Petty	lead
Hall	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 18, 2025, 1:24 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Mar 18, 2025, 3:50 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE
Apr 2, 2025, 7:36 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Apr 7, 2025, 8:35 a.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Apr 7, 2025, 8:35 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Apr 7, 2025, 5:24 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 8, 2025, 3:05 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 8, 2025, 3:06 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Apr 8, 2025, 4:55 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Apr 8, 2025, 8:49 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- HOUSE
Apr 9, 2025, 11:38 a.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 14, 2025, 5:06 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 14, 2025, 5:06 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Apr 14, 2025, 8:49 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 14, 2025, 8:49 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 15, 2025, 9:09 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 15, 2025, 9:09 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 18, 2025, 4:27 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB500 is now Act 780

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Apr 2, 2025, 4:30 p.m. CT	Senate Revenue and Taxation · Old Supreme Court	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 9, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Agriculture and Economic Dev Committee · Committee Room 138	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 J. Petty, filed Apr 2, 2025, 6:54 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 500 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LEVEE DISTRICTS; AND TO ALLOW A LEVEE DISTRICT CREATED BY AN ACT OF THE GENE.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	J. Petty	Apr 2, 2025, 6:54 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

DFA1 · Apr 1, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement Bill: SB500 Bill Subtitle: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LEVEE DISTRICTS; AND TO ALLOW A LEVEE DISTRICT CREATED BY AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ADOPT PROCEDURE CONCERNING THE COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: Sen. Petty and Rep. Hall Basic Change: SB500 repeals obsolete language from Act 67 of 1909 and creates a new section in the code providing that upon the request of a levee district the taxes and assessments levied by the levee district are to be: • Collected as state and county taxes are now collected by the county officer authorized to levy and collect taxes; and • Extended on the tax books of the county against the taxable lands of the levee district, to be paid over by the county collector to the treasurer of the levee district. Fiscal Impact: None. Taxpayer Impact: None. Resources Required: None. Time Required: None. Procedural Changes: None. Other Comments: None. Legal Analysis: None.

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 9, 2025, 11:38 a.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · Senate · Apr 2, 2025, 7:36 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1265

Monday, April 14, 2025 5:06:46 PM · arkleg

86Yea

1Nay

6Not voting

7Present

0Excused

Yea (86)

Nay (1)

Richard Womack (R)

Present (7)

Not voting (6)

Senate · RCS 940

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 3:05:49 PM · arkleg

34Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

1Present

0Excused

Yea (34)

Present (1)

Stephanie Flowers (D)

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