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2025R: SB539 ACT 723

TO UPDATE AND CLARIFY CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE LAW REGARDING THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION AND THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION; TO CLARIFY REFERENCES TO COMMUNITY CORRECTION CENTERS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Latest action: Notification that SB539 is now Act 723

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Sponsor	Role
Gilmore	lead
Gazaway	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 20, 2025, 1:39 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Mar 20, 2025, 3:47 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 31, 2025, 5:39 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Apr 1, 2025, 9:08 a.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Apr 1, 2025, 9:08 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Apr 1, 2025, 1:58 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 2, 2025, 4:15 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 2, 2025, 4:15 p.m. CT	Senate	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Apr 2, 2025, 4:16 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Apr 2, 2025, 6:32 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Apr 2, 2025, 7:47 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Apr 10, 2025, 2:19 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 14, 2025, 7:28 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 14, 2025, 7:28 p.m. CT	House	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Apr 14, 2025, 7:28 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Apr 14, 2025, 8:52 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 14, 2025, 8:52 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 15, 2025, 9:15 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 15, 2025, 9:15 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 18, 2025, 4:05 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB539 is now Act 723

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 10, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	House Judiciary Committee · Committee Room 149	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 Gilmore, filed Mar 31, 2025, 2:26 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 539 TO UPDATE AND CLARIFY CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE LAW REGARDING THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION AND THE.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	Gilmore	Mar 31, 2025, 2:26 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 10, 2025, 2:19 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · Senate · Mar 31, 2025, 5:39 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1286

Monday, April 14, 2025 7:28:16 PM · arkleg

98Yea

0Nay

2Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (98)

Not voting (2)

Cameron Cooper (R)
Tara Shephard (D)

Senate · RCS 785

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 4:15:48 PM · arkleg

33Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

2Excused

Yea (33)

Excused (2)

Kim Hammer (R)
Stephanie Flowers (D)

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