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2025R: SB563 ACT 741

TO AUTHORIZE THE ARKANSAS LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY COMMISSION TO IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS AGAINST AN EQUINE; AND TO ALLOW A BODY CONDITION SCORE TO BE USED FOR AN EQUINE UNDER THE OFFENSE OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Latest action: Notification that SB563 is now Act 741

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Sponsor	Role
Irvin	lead
Cavenaugh	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 24, 2025, 10:49 a.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Mar 31, 2025, 2:02 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE
Apr 3, 2025, 1:22 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Apr 7, 2025, 8:36 a.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Apr 7, 2025, 8:37 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Apr 7, 2025, 4:02 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 8, 2025, 3:14 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 8, 2025, 3:14 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Apr 8, 2025, 4:57 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Apr 8, 2025, 8:50 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, 3:15 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 14, 2025, 3:15 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Apr 14, 2025, 7:36 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 14, 2025, 7:36 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 15, 2025, 9:18 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 15, 2025, 9:18 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 18, 2025, 4:13 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB563 is now Act 741

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Apr 3, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Ag, Forestry and Economic Development · Senate Room 309	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	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	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 14, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by Irvin, filed Apr 3, 2025, 11:35 a.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	Irvin	Apr 3, 2025, 11:35 a.m. CT

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 3, 2025, 1:22 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1238

Monday, April 14, 2025 3:15:33 PM · arkleg

86Yea

1Nay

11Not voting

2Present

0Excused

Yea (86)

Nay (1)

Hope Duke (R)

Present (2)

Justin Gonzales (R)
John Maddox (R)

Not voting (11)

Senate · RCS 942

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 3:14:10 PM · arkleg

19Yea

5Nay

4Not voting

7Present

0Excused

Yea (19)

Nay (5)

Present (7)

Not voting (4)

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