Order

2025R: SB9 ACT 622

TO CREATE THE MAKE ARKANSAS HEALTHY AGAIN ACT; AND TO PROHIBIT MANUFACTURING, SELLING, DELIVERING, DISTRIBUTING, HOLDING, OR OFFERING FOR SALE A FOOD PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS CERTAIN SUBSTANCES.

Latest action: Notification that SB9 is now Act 622

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Sponsor	Role
B. Davis	lead
Pilkington	primary
C. Penzo	cosponsor
C. Tucker	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Dec 13, 2024, 2:36 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Jan 13, 2025, 1:02 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 19, 2025, 7:19 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Mar 20, 2025, 2:01 p.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Mar 20, 2025, 2:01 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 20, 2025, 3:38 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 31, 2025, 2:17 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 31, 2025, 2:18 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Mar 31, 2025, 5:37 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Mar 31, 2025, 9:20 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Apr 8, 2025, 7:19 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 9, 2025, 8:12 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 9, 2025, 8:12 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:04 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:04 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 10, 2025, 8:11 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 10, 2025, 8:11 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 18, 2025, 3:44 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB9 is now Act 622

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 19, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Public Health Welfare And Labor · Senate Room 272	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 20, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 31, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 4:30 p.m. CT	House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Meeting · Committee Room 130	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by B. Davis, filed Mar 19, 2025, 2:58 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	B. Davis	Mar 19, 2025, 2:58 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 8, 2025, 7:19 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · Senate · Mar 19, 2025, 7:19 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1136

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 8:12:19 PM · arkleg

72Yea

10Nay

9Not voting

9Present

0Excused

Yea (72)

Nay (10)

Present (9)

Not voting (9)

Senate · RCS 689

Monday, March 31, 2025 2:17:57 PM · arkleg

28Yea

4Nay

0Not voting

2Present

1Excused

Yea (28)

Nay (4)

Present (2)

Alan Clark (R)
Terry Rice (R)

Excused (1)

Missy Irvin (R)

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