Bills Signed: HCR1010, HB1185, SB539, SB183, SB352, SB402, SB425, SB484, SB504, SB547, SB559, SB604, SB618, SB624, HB1672, HB1580, HB1085, HB1756, HB1793, HB1805, HB1833, HB1874, HB1938, HB1939, HB1941, HB1810, SB343, SB367, SB420, SB439, SB478, SB480, SB560, SB563, SB574, SB598, SB599, SB610, SB627, HB1525, HB1680, HB1681, HB1735, HB1739, HB1768, HB1834, HB1827, HB1855, HB1893, HB1928, HB1937, HB1976, SB520, SB521, HB1844, HB1886, HB1921, HB1929, HB1964, HB1786, SB311, SB475, SB527, SB544, HB1585, HB1537, HB1458, HB1456, HB1439, HB1429, HB1428, HB1285, HB1255, HB1187, HB1142, HB1079, HB1679, HB1734, HB1767, HB1784, HB1817, HB1826, HB1850, HB1869, HB1954, HB1965, SB342, SB364, SB374, SB406, SB435, SB487, SB488, SB508, SB511, SB512, SB513, SB514, SB516, SB523, SB537, SB551, SB555, SB578, SB580, SB584, SB590, SB597, SB600, HB1529, HB1433, HB1706, HB1730, HB1764, HB1778, HB1779, HB1783, HB1847, HB1853, HB1863, HB1898, HB1923, HB1986, HB1918, HB1917, HB1870, HB1875, HB1894, HB1895, HB1901, HB1902, HB1925, HB1957, HB1958, SB313, HB1003, HB1084, HB1086, HB1092, HB1096, HB1101, HB1106, HB1107, HB1112, HB1126, HB1174, HB1200, HB1206, HB1649, SB72, SB92, SB369, SB481, SB500, SB535, SB538, SB573, HB1063, HB1072, HB1627, HB1732, HB1807, HB1809, HB1922, HB1935

LITTLE ROCK, AR - On Thursday, April 17th, 2025, the Governor signed into law: 

HCR1010 - Requesting a study of ways to improve the state’s juvenile justice system for youth.

HB1185 - To adopt the dietitian licensure compact in Arkansas.

SB539 - To update and clarify certain portions of the law regarding the division of community correction and the division of correction; to clarify references to community correction centers; and to declare an emergency.

SB183 - To amend the universal act assessment program act; and to amend the types of assessments public schools may provide to students.

SB352 - To prohibit antisemitism in public elementary and secondary schools; and to prohibit antisemitism in state-supported institutions of higher education.

SB402 - To prohibit a public school district and an educational service cooperative from requiring or taking certain actions related to employee organizations and professional associations.

SB425 - To amend various provisions of the Arkansas code concerning enhanced transportation; and to declare an emergency.

SB484 -  To establish a process whereby a vacancy is filled on a school district board of directors.

SB504 - To establish the Arkansas rural preceptorship program act.

SB547 - To repeal the requirement that a homeschooled student live within a certain radius of a private school for purposes of participating in an extracurricular activity.

SB559 - To amend the Arkansas military child school transitions act of 2021.

SB604 - To amend provisions of the Arkansas code regarding the course choice program.

SB618 - To amend the Arkansas student due process and protection act.

SB624 - To amend the Arkansas opportunity public school choice act; to amend the public school choice act of 2015; and to allow a student to transfer to another public school within his or her resident district.

HB1672 - To amend provisions of the Arkansas code to create a more efficient system for public schools of innovation in Arkansas.

HB1580 - To require schools to provide certain information on type 1 and type 2 diabetes when other health information is provided.

HB1085 - To adopt federal law concerning tax-deferred tuition savings programs; and to amend the income tax liability for rollover contributions from an Arkansas brighter future fund plan to a Roth individual retirement account.

HB1756 - To allow a parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to a student to document and maintain the community service hours the student obtains.

HB1793 - To amend the law concerning the use of positive behavioral supports in public school districts.

HB1805 - To amend the definition of “bullying”; and to create a process whereby a public school may conduct multiple, simultaneous investigations into the same allegation of bullying under certain circumstances.

HB1833 - To amend the law concerning the admissions at the university of Arkansas college of medicine.

HB1874 - An act to amend the use of professional development funding that exceeds the maximum amount awarded to public schools for public school teachers under the public school funding act of 2003.

HB1938 - To amend provisions of the Arkansas code concerning the creation of district strategic plans and the responsibility of the division of elementary and secondary education.

HB1939 - To amend eligibility for teacher incentive and merit pay; to amend requirements for summative evaluations; and to amend school district requirements under the merit teacher incentive fund program.

HB1941 - Concerning department of education boards and commissions; and to protect Arkansas students by ensuring the efficient disposition of ethics complaints against teachers.

HB1810 - To amend provisions of the Arkansas code concerning the Arkansas school for the blind and the Arkansas school for the deaf; and to declare an emergency.

SB343 - To amend the law concerning state-owned motor vehicles; to amend the law concerning public property; and to amend the automobile and pickup truck acquisition act for the state of Arkansas.

SB367 - To repeal the small business revolving loan fund for pollution control and prevention technologies act; and to repeal the small business revolving loan fund.

SB420 - To expand eligibility for water development state programs; to amend the water authority act; and to amend the uses of the construction assistance revolving loan fund.

SB439 - To amend the duties of the secretary of the department of labor and licensing; and to amend portions of Arkansas code which resulted from initiated act 1 of 1914.

SB478 - To create the Arkansas diesel engine freedom act of 2025; and to prohibit state enforcement of federal regulation of certain types of diesel engines.

SB480 - To amend the law concerning the investment of state funds.

SB560 - To decrease the base contribution rate; to increase the administrative assessment rate; to increase funding for the skilled workforce in this state; and to amend the division of workforce services training trust fund.  

SB563 - 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.

SB574 - To require a municipality that operates a waterworks system or sewage system to provide service to county property in certain instances.

SB598 - To amend various laws related to the division of workforce services; and to amend the definition of “employee” under the workers’ compensation law resulting from initiated act 4 of 1948.

SB599 - To eliminate interlocutory decrees of adoption; and to amend the revised uniform adoption act.

SB610 - To amend the generating Arkansas jobs act of 2025; and to declare an emergency.

SB627 -  To assist the administration of the code enforcement section of the department of labor and licensing and the state’s electrician, HVACR, elevator, and boiler safety laws.

HB1525 - To amend the law concerning real property; and to address agricultural impact remediation agreements.

HB1680 - To prevent a foreign-party-controlled business from leasing land; and to prohibit a prohibited foreign party from holding an interest in real property or agricultural land in certain circumstances.

HB1681 - To establish the water and sewer treatment facilities grant program; and to declare an emergency.

HB1735 - To amend the Arkansas underground facilities damage prevention act; and to revise membership in the one call center under the Arkansas underground facilities damage prevention act.  

HB1739 - To adopt the uniform electronic legal materials act.

HB1768 - To require a solid waste landfill contract relating to a host fee to be voted on at a regularly scheduled meeting of a host community in which the landfill is located.

HB1834 - To amend Arkansas law concerning the licensing and regulation of motor vehicles.

HB1827 - To amend the Arkansas hunting heritage protection act.

HB1855 - To amend the laws concerning the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and the Arkansas forestry commission; and to amend the laws relating to fire protection district boundaries.

HB1893 - To authorize a private property owner or business owner to ban an emotional support animal from the private property or the business premises; and to regulate liability on private property related to emotional support animals.

HB1913 - To amend the law concerning driver’s licenses; and to amend the law concerning the qualifications for an intermediate driver’s license.

HB1928 - To amend the Arkansas soil nutrient application and poultry litter utilization act.

HB1937 - To amend the method of valuation for mineral rights under Arkansas constitution, article 16, § 5; and to clarify the method of valuation for oil and gas well production equipment.

HB1976 - Concerning vertiports; and to create the open access to public-use vertiports act.

SB520 - To prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, officers, policies, or practices in local government.

SB521 - To amend the law concerning law enforcement training reimbursement; and to extend the time period after completion of training for which reimbursement is required.

HB1844 - To amend the law concerning the offense of fleeing by means of a vehicle or conveyance; and to increase the penalty for a person who jumps from a moving vehicle or conveyance while fleeing.  

HB1846 - To create the Arkansas 2036 commission.

HB1886 - To designate the labrador retriever as the official canine of the state of Arkansas.

HB1921 - To amend the child welfare agency licensing act; to amend the training and certification process for foster parents; and to streamline the process of training and certifying relatives as foster parents.

HB1929 - To create the recognizing Judea and Samaria act; and to prohibit state agencies from using the term “west bank” in official government materials.

HB1964 - To move the child welfare ombudsman division and the juvenile ombudsman division to the department of inspector general; and to declare an emergency.

HB1786 - To provide eligibility for a tuition benefit to soldiers and airmen of the Arkansas national guard attending certain private two-year and four-year colleges and universities.

SB311 - To create the end organ and genomic harvesting act; to prohibit coverage of certain human organ transplant or post-transplant care; and to prohibit certain genetic sequencers and genetic analysis technologies.

SB475 - To establish the pharmacy services administrative organization act; and to regulate pharmacy services administrative organizations.

SB527 - To amend the Arkansas health and opportunity for me act of 2021; and to increase the medical-loss ratio in the Arkansas health and opportunity for me program.

SB544 - To amend the Arkansas pharmacy benefits manager licensure act.

HB1585 - To provide an exception from licensure as a home healthcare service to an entity that solely provides therapy services that are not reimbursed by Medicare part a.

HB1537 - To repeal the location act for community homes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

HB1458 - To amend the definition of “credentialing information” when the Arkansas state medical board is providing information to credentialing organizations.

HB1456 - To amend the state kidney disease commission to be an advisory council to the department of health.

HB1439 - To remove the certification process of the department of human services from licensure as a private care agency.

HB1429 - To increase accessibility while ensuring quality for certain facilities performing mammography services; and to amend the law concerning the quality standards for accreditation of facilities for mammography.

HB1428 - To amend the law regarding public lodging; and to provide a bed height requirement for mobility accessible rooms.

HB1285 - To establish an exemption program for ambulance service’s operators for certain healthcare services.

HB1255 - To amend the coverage of a continuous glucose monitor in the Arkansas Medicaid program.

HB1187 - To authorize a licensure by endorsement for marriage and family therapists.

HB1142 - To create the reproductive empowerment and support through optimal restoration (restore) act.

HB1079 - To mandate coverage for genetic testing for an inherited gene mutation for certain individuals; and to mandate coverage for evidence-based cancer imaging for certain individuals.

HB1679 - To amend the revised Arkansas anatomical gift act; to allow certain classes of persons to revoke or amend an anatomical gift upon the death of the donor; and to require certain reporting of procurement organizations.

HB1734 - To amend the law concerning death certificates; and to clarify the medical professionals who may sign a medical certificate of death and pronounce death of a patient.

HB1767 - An act to amend the law concerning a violation of an order of protection.

HB1784 - To modify the informal dispute resolution process for long-term care facilities.

HB1817 - To establish Elijah’s law in Arkansas; and to require the department of health and the department of education to establish a statewide anaphylaxis policy for childcare facilities.

HB1826 - To mandate coverage for delivery of a newborn in a licensed birthing center.

HB1850 - To amend the law concerning ground ambulance services; to clarify the minimum allowable reimbursement for ground ambulance services; and to declare an emergency.

HB1869 - To create the maternal outcomes management system within the department of health; and to organize maternal health resources.

HB1954 - To create the Arkansas behavior analyst registration act; and to include qualified behavior analysts under the Arkansas behavior analyst registration act.

HB1965 - To create the Arkansas healthy food retail act of 2025; and to provide financial incentives for healthy food retailers in underserved communities.

SB342 - To amend the law concerning injuries to certain animals by dogs to authorize treble damages.

SB364 - To amend the law concerning violations and penalties related to contractors.

SB374 -  To amend the law concerning the civil service system.

SB406 - To require a county recorder to verify certain information before recording a deed to real estate.

SB435 - To create the criminal offense of aggravated assault upon a healthcare worker; and to define “healthcare worker” regarding assault and battery.

SB487 - To amend the law on the destruction or expungement of juvenile delinquency records.

SB488 - To amend the law concerning when a juvenile is considered to be adjudicated delinquent.

SB508 - To amend the frequency of payment of a stipend for certain members of the public school employee health benefit advisory commission and the state employee health benefit advisory commission.

SB511 - To create the criminal offense of automated teller machine impairment.

SB512 - To amend the law concerning robbery and aggravated robbery.

SB513 - To create the criminal offense of mail theft; and to create the criminal offense of theft or unauthorized reproduction of a mail receptacle key or lock.

SB514 - To amend the law concerning the unlawful possession of a skimmer; and to increase penalties for the unlawful possession of a skimmer for repeat offenders.

SB516 - To allow a person filing as a candidate for the office of justice of the supreme court or judge of the court of appeals who is an appointee in that position to use the title of that position as a prefix when filing as a candidate.

SB523 - To amend the law regarding alcoholic beverages; and to remove the requirement that a private club be a nonprofit organization.

SB537 - To create the earning safe reentry through work act; and to create a sentence credit program for a person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision to earn time credits through employment; and to declare an emergency.

SB551 - To amend the law concerning canvassing for a petition for a local option election.

SB555 - To amend the law concerning the offense of video voyeurism; to extend the statute of limitations for the offense of video voyeurism; and to make an order of protection available to a victim of video voyeurism.

SB578 - To amend the law concerning early voting; and to allow a county board of election commissioners to close certain early voting locations during inclement weather.

SB580 - To extend financing for purchases of vehicles and equipment for a rural fire protection district.

SB584 - To amend the law concerning local initiative and referendum petitions.

SB590 - To create the recidivism reduction system within the department of corrections; and to declare an emergency.

SB597 - To create the criminal offense of threat of harm upon a financial institution employee.

SB600 - To regulate contracts; to mandate contractual provisions for certain contracts; and to clarify proper jurisdiction for certain contacts.

HB1529 - To create the criminal offense of unlawful creation or distribution of deepfake visual material; and to establish a cause of action for unlawful creation of deepfake visual material.

HB1433 - To require a law enforcement officer who is executing or serving an order of protection to serve any outstanding criminal warrants related to domestic violence or offenses involving the petitioner as the victim.

HB1706 - To amend the law concerning elections; and to prohibit ranked choice voting.

HB1730 - To amend the law concerning the issuance and transfer of wholesale permits.

HB1764 - An act to amend the law concerning a violation of an order of protection.

HB1778 - To amend the law concerning the criminal offense of stalking to include placing a person in fear of sexual acts; and to amend the definition of course of conduct with respect to stalking.

HB1779 - To amend the law related to theft of property; and enhance the offense classification for the theft of a postal package delivered to a person’s residence and left within the curtilage of the residence.

HB1783 - To amend the law concerning the reduction of a city of the first class to a city of the second class.

HB1847 - To authorize the Arkansas racing commission to maintain a statewide self-exclusion list.

HB1853 - To amend the law concerning agency relationship and duties related to real estate licenses; and to clarify the obligations of dual agency.

HB1863 - To amend the transportation benefit manager act; and to declare an emergency.

HB1898 - To create the regulatory division and the regulatory enforcement division in the department of finance and administration; and to allow personnel of the regulatory enforcement division to be designated as agents.

HB1923 - To amend the Arkansas tourism development act; and to amend the law concerning natural state initiative opportunity zones.HB1986 - Concerning excused absences for children of fallen service members and children of fallen first responders. 

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

HB1918 - To amend the law concerning specie or legal tender; to authorize the use of a bullion depository; and to allow for a precious metals-backed electronic system.

HB1917 - To amend the Arkansas student-athlete publicity rights act; and to amend the law related to athletic program funding.

HB1870 - Concerning voter registration lists; and to allow the secretary of state to provide a voter registration list to federal courts.

HB1875 - To amend the law concerning the use of an ignition interlock device; and to provide for the extension of the mandatory period for the use of an ignition interlock device.

HB1894 - To establish a method of valuation for real property used for affordable housing; and to establish a method of valuation for certain real property under Arkansas constitution, article 16, § 5.

HB1895 - To allow a corporation or voluntary association to employ in-house attorneys to represent affiliates of the corporation or voluntary association.

HB1901 - To amend the law concerning passport fees collected by county passport acceptance facilities.

HB1902 - To amend the law concerning a certificate of marriage and bond; and to amend the law concerning a lost, burned, or destroyed certificate of marriage.

HB1925 - An act to amend the law concerning absentee ballots; to amend the absentee ballot voter statement; and to require a witness for the signature of an absentee voter statement.

HB1957 - To amend the unsolicited commercial and sexually explicit electronic mail prevention act to include unsolicited commercial and sexually explicit text messages.

HB1958 - To require public entities to create a policy concerning the authorized use of artificial intelligence.

SB313 -  Concerning forensic mental health evaluations and treatment; and to promote and improve efficiencies and quality in the department of human services.

HB1003 - An act for the Arkansas house of representatives - staff appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

HB1084 - An act to make an appropriation for personal services and operating expenses for Arkansas legislative audit of the legislative joint auditing committee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; and for other purposes. 

HB1086 - An act to make an appropriation for personal services and operating expenses for the Arkansas court of appeals for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; and for other purposes. 

HB1092 - An act to make an appropriation for personal services and operating expenses for the Department of Human Services - division of provider services and quality assurance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; and for other purposes. 

HB1096 - An act to make an appropriation for the Medicaid tobacco settlement program for the Department of Human Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; and for other purposes. 

HB1101 - An act to make an appropriation for personal services and operating expenses for the Arkansas Governor’s mansion commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; and for other purposes. 

HB1106 - An act for the office of the treasurer of state appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

HB1107 - An act to make an appropriation for personal services and operating expenses for the Department of Human Services - division of county operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; and for other purposes. 

HB1112 - An act to make an appropriation for making payment for city-county tourist facilities as required by the city-county tourism meeting and entertainment facilities assistance law by the office of the treasurer of state for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; and for other purposes. 

HB1126 - An act for the department of education - office of early childhood appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

HB1174 - An act to make an appropriation for personal services and operating expenses for the Department of Corrections - division of correction for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; and for other purposes. 

HB1200 - An act to make an appropriation for personal services and operating expenses for the Department of Energy and Environment - division of environmental quality for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; and for other purposes. 

HB1206 - An act to make an appropriation for public school fund grants for the Department of Education - division of elementary and secondary education - public school fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; and for other purposes. 

HB1491 - Concerning the excise tax on certain beer and sake; to create an excise tax credit for certain beer and sake produced using Arkansas rice; and for other purposes.

HB1649 - An act to make an appropriation for water and sewer treatment facilities grants for the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas natural resources commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; and for other purposes. 
 
SB72 - An act for the administrative office of the courts appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB92 - An act for the department of transformation and shared services appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB369 - To repeal the computer and electronic equipment recycling grants; and to repeal the computer and electronic recycling fund.

SB481 - To create a more sustainable system of property insurance for public schools, state-supported institutions of higher education, and state-owned property; and to declare an emergency.

SB500 - To amend the law concerning levee districts; and to allow a levee district created by an act of the general assembly to adopt procedure concerning the collection of assessments.

SB535 - To create a sales and use tax exemption for the Arkansas museum of fine arts and the Arkansas museum of fine arts foundation.

SB538 - To amend the Arkansas procurement law.

SB573 - To amend the method of valuation under Arkansas constitution, article 16, § 5, by defining the terms used in the established methods of valuation for purposes of property tax.

HB1063 - To amend the achieving a better life experience program act; and to amend the definitions of “disability certification” and “eligible individual” to change disability onset age from twenty-six to forty-six.

HB1072 - To clarify the requirements for establishing eligibility for the property tax exemption for disabled veterans, surviving spouses, and minor dependent children.

HB1627 - To amend the law concerning property tax relief; and to require counties to provide notice to taxpayers concerning certain property tax relief offered under Arkansas law.

HB1732 - To increase the amount of the income tax deduction allowed for a teacher’s classroom investment.

HB1807 - To amend the sales tax exemption for aircraft held for resale and used for rental or charter; and to clarify the persons eligible for the sales tax exemption for aircraft held for resale and used for rental or charter.

HB1809 - To allow for property owned by a trust or a limited liability company to qualify as a homestead for purposes of the property tax exemption for disabled veterans in certain circumstances.

HB1922 - To amend the consolidated incentive act of 2003; to create an income tax credit for relocating corporate headquarters to this state; and to encourage corporations to relocate to Arkansas.

HB1935 - To create a modernization and automation tax credit to encourage investment by existing businesses within the state.