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2025R: SB63 ACT 219

TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING REPORTS BY THE SECRETARIES OF CABINET-LEVEL DEPARTMENTS ON THE STATE OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS.

Latest action: Notification that SB63 is now Act 219

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Sponsor	Role
Hickey	lead
Wardlaw	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 15, 2025, 9:16 a.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Jan 15, 2025, 10:05 a.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Jan 21, 2025, 7:25 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Jan 21, 2025, 7:26 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Jan 21, 2025, 1:38 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Jan 21, 2025, 1:38 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Jan 28, 2025, 1:35 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Jan 29, 2025, 2:55 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Jan 29, 2025, 2:55 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Jan 29, 2025, 3:59 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Jan 29, 2025, 5:45 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
Feb 24, 2025, 4:44 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Feb 26, 2025, 2:59 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Feb 26, 2025, 3:00 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Feb 26, 2025, 4:22 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Feb 26, 2025, 4:22 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Feb 26, 2025, 4:30 p.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Feb 26, 2025, 4:30 p.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Feb 27, 2025, 3:47 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB63 is now Act 219

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Jan 28, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Jan 29, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 19, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House State Agencies - Governmental Affairs Committee · Committee Room 151	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 24, 2025, 2:30 p.m. CT	House State Agencies - Governmental Affairs Committee · Committee Room 151	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 26, 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 Hickey, filed Jan 16, 2025, 9:06 a.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 63 TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING REPORTS BY THE SECRETARIES OF CABINET-LEVEL DEPARTMENTS ON THE STATE OF .

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	Hickey	Jan 16, 2025, 9:06 a.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Feb 24, 2025, 4:44 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Jan 28, 2025, 1:35 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 356

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 2:59:53 PM · arkleg

78Yea

11Nay

7Not voting

4Present

0Excused

Yea (78)

Nay (11)

Present (4)

Not voting (7)

Senate · RCS 59

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 2:55:19 PM · arkleg

34Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

1Present

0Excused

Yea (34)

Present (1)

Stephanie Flowers (D)

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