Bills Signed: HB1841, HB1942, SB347, SB554, SB591, HB1625, HB1832, HB1865, HB1877, HB1878, HB1916, HB1926, HB1967, HB1975, HB1979, HB1983, HB1984, HB1991, HB1995, HB1959, SB431, SB458, SB575, SB583, SB608, SB614, HB1178, HB1243, HB1555, HB1694, HB1746, HB1800, HB1837, SB355, SB457, SB571, SB620, HB1105, HB1163, HB1202, HB1671, HB1685, HB1762, SB93, SB346, SB568, HB1960, HB2003, SB54, SB67, SB636, SB637, SB638

LITTLE ROCK, AR - On Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025, the Governor signed into law: 

HB1841 - To create the Arkansas revenue investment in vital EMS systems (arrives) act; and to create the
Arkansas revenue investment in vital EMS systems (arrives) fund for emergency medical services agencies.

HB1942 - To require certain reimbursement rates for home- and community-based services within risk-based provider organizations.

SB347 -To require the Arkansas Medicaid program to increase reimbursement rates for certain dental services and to set an annual reimbursement cap for adult dental services.

SB554 - To create the behavioral health loan forgiveness program.

SB591 - To prohibit race-selection abortion in this state; and to create the race discrimination by abortion prohibition act.

HB1625 - To amend the law concerning insurance requirements for licensed home inspectors.

HB1832 - To amend the rules of the supreme court and court of appeals of the state of Arkansas; and to amend a rule of the supreme court and court of appeals under the authority granted by the Arkansas constitution.

HB1865 - To create an enhanced penalty for certain offenses against a child.

HB1877 - Concerning criminal offenses related to possession of sexually explicit material that depicts a child; and to include a computer generated image that is indistinguishable from the image of a child.

HB1878 - To ensure early voting access for Arkansans residing in population centers; and to require a county board of election commissioners to conduct early voting in a city in certain instances.

HB1916 - To amend the protecting minors from medical malpractice act of 2023; and to include gender-affirming interventions as a right of action for medical malpractice.

HB1926 - To amend the law concerning the suspension, revocation, or nonrenewal of a person’s driver’s license for failure to pay a court-ordered fine; and to amend the law concerning a defendant’s inability to pay a court-ordered fine.

HB1967 - To amend the law concerning the unlawful distribution of sexual images or recordings.

HB1975 - To create the child content creation protection act.

HB1979 - An act to amend Arkansas law to allow warrantless searches by a law enforcement officer of a person placed on suspended imposition of sentence; and for other purposes.

HB1983 -To amend acts 1973, no. 167, § 4, concerning the sale of certain property to the west ark area council, inc., boy scouts of America.

HB1984 - To create a designation for a registered sex offender on a driver’s license or identification card.

HB1991 - To provide for certain exceptions related to a residential development under the Arkansas fire prevention code.

HB1995 - To separate the offices of sheriff and tax collector in perry county.

HB1959 - To abolish the use of a writ of scire facias as the means of reviving an outstanding judgment; to allow a judgment to be revived by notice; and to amend the law concerning the fees to be charged by clerks of the circuit courts.

SB431- To amend the human trafficking act of 2013; to eliminate the statute of limitations for certain offenses; to create safe harbors for victims; and to prohibit certain sexually explicit products that resemble a child.

SB458 - To require a court to consider the impact of factors such as trauma and involvement with the child welfare system on a person who committed a crime as a minor during a transfer or sentencing hearing.

SB575 - To amend the law concerning installment fees collected in circuit and district courts; to amend the law concerning driver’s license reinstatement fees; and to create the justice system task force.

SB583 - To amend the law concerning maximum allowable cost lists relating to pharmacy services.

SB608 - To amend the law concerning runoff elections for county and municipal officers.

SB614 - To amend the freedom of information act of 1967; and to amend the law concerning open public meetings.

HB1178 - To amend the law concerning the contracting of a municipal attorney; to amend the law concerning sums collected by district courts; and to amend the law concerning cost sharing for district court expenses.

HB1243 - To increase transparency regarding campaign contributions and expenditures; to amend campaign finance reporting and protect election integrity; and to amend portions of initiated act 1 of 1996.

HB1555 - To establish uniform procedures for filling a vacancy in a municipal office.

HB1694 - To amend the law concerning alternatives to electronic filing for campaign finance reports.

HB1746 - To amend the uniform commercial code.

HB1800 - To amend the law concerning disclosure for campaign finance; to require disclosure by a representative of a hostile foreign principal; and to amend portions of the Arkansas code that resulted from initiated act 1 of 1990.

HB1837 - To amend the law concerning disclosure for matters referred to voters; and to ban foreign funding for ballot measures; to amend portions of the Arkansas code that resulted from initiated act 1 of 1996.

SB355 - To amend the criminal offense of obstructing governmental operations.

SB457 - To amend the law concerning the release from parole or post-release supervision of certain persons who committed crimes when they were under the age of eighteen.

SB571 - To amend the law concerning municipal building and zoning regulations; and to prohibit a municipality from enforcing buildings and zoning regulations on county property.

SB620 - To provide a safety valve and appeal right for a minor defendant who is also a victim of human trafficking; and to amend the human trafficking act of 2013.

HB1105 - An act for the department of human services - secretary’s office appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

HB1163 - An act for the department of labor and licensing - boards and commissions appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

HB1202 - An act for the department of finance and administration - disbursing officer appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

HB1671 - To amend the law concerning the gross receipts tax; and to create a general sales and use tax exemption for sales to qualified nonprofit organizations.

HB1685 - To create the grocery tax relief act; to amend the law concerning the sales and use taxes levied on food and food ingredients, as affirmed by referred act 19 of 1958; and to exempt groceries from state sales and use taxes.

HB1762 - To require revocation of a permit for the disposal of industrial waste in an agricultural or pastoral application for a certain number of violations.

SB93 - An act for the department of education appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB346 - An act for the Arkansas senate appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB568 - To amend the law concerning the taxes applicable to lithium extraction and development; to provide a sales and use tax exemption for lithium resource development; and to amend the law concerning the severance tax on lithium.

HB1960 - To provide that the lessee of a leased motor vehicle is the owner for purposes of the assessment and payment of property taxes; and to amend the law concerning local sales and use taxes on certain tangible personal property.

HB2003 - To amend the revenue stabilization law; and to declare an emergency.

SB54 - An act for the auditor of state - deputy prosecuting attorneys appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB67 - An act for the Arkansas public defender commission appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB636 - An act to transfer funds; define the monies to be available in the restricted reserve fund; and allow additional funds to be made available for state departments, agencies and institutions; and to declare and emergency.

SB637 - To amend the revenue stabilization law; and to declare an emergency.

SB638 - To amend the law concerning the collection of sales and use tax on the sale of a new or used motorboat; and to provide for the direct payment of sales and use tax on a motorboat sold by a motorboat dealer.