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2025R: SB647
TO CREATE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 2025.
Latest action: Sine Die adjournment
Interim study: ISP-2025-014 (Filed)
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| Sponsor | Role |
|---|---|
| J. Dismang | lead |
| Beaty Jr. | primary |
| When | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT | Senate | Filed |
| Apr 16, 2025, 11:33 a.m. CT | Senate | Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE |
| Apr 16, 2025, 1:09 p.m. CT | Senate | Withdrawn from Committee and placed on calendar. |
| Apr 16, 2025, 1:10 p.m. CT | Senate | Recommended for study in the Interim Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE |
| May 5, 2025, 11:19 a.m. CT | Senate | Sine Die adjournment |
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| When | Meeting | Video |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2025, 8:30 a.m. CT | Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber | Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar |
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- Group in favor of economic development districts in Arkansas reports raising $2.48 million to promote Issue 3 - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Oct 30, 2026 - Arkansas amendment would allow local economic development districts
Arkansas Advocate · Oct 23, 2026 - Arkansas Issue 3: How the economic development districts amendment would work
5newsonline.com · Oct 20, 2026 - Issue 3 - Economic Development Districts | Voter Guide: 2026 General Election
Arkansas Advocate · Oct 13, 2026 - Arkansas Issue 3 would allow economic development districts
khbs · Oct 9, 2026 - Arkansas Issue 3 would let local governments create economic development districts
KATV · Aug 18, 2026 - Arkansas legislators briefed on economic development districts ballot measure - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Aug 16, 2026 - NWA EDITORIAL | The push for Issue 3’s economic development districts is on; it’s time for voters to get to work - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Jun 28, 2026 - Panelists promote plan to bring economic development districts to Arkansas - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Jun 18, 2026 - $170K Raised to Back Arkansas Economic Development Districts
Arkansas Business · Feb 9, 2026 - State lawmakers, Arkansas Municipal League chief argue for economic development districts amendment - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Jan 15, 2026 - Tax breaks for local ‘economic development’ will be on the ballot in 2026
Arkansas Times · Apr 30, 2025 - Arkansas voters to decide on three constitutional amendments in 2026 addressing the right to bear arms, a citizenship requirement for voting, and the creation of economic development districts
Ballotpedia News · Apr 18, 2025
Last checked Nov 12, 2026, 8:49 p.m. CT.
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