Arkansas 2025/2025R Session Status: Enacted

HB1802 — TO CREATE THE TALENT RECRUITMENT GRANT PROGRAM; AND TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO RELOCATE TO THE STATE.

Last action — House -- Notification that HB1802 is now Act 606

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 14, 2025. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

TO CREATE THE TALENT RECRUITMENT GRANT PROGRAM; AND TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO RELOCATE TO THE STATE.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read HB1802 on the official Arkansas source →

Action History

  1. House -- Notification that HB1802 is now Act 606

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (136)

136 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Passed 72 Yea · 7 Nay · 21 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 727021
Total 727021
% of votes cast 72%7%0%21%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Aaron Pilkington — Not Voting
Alyssa Brown — Nay
Andrew Collins — Yea
Ashley Hudson — Yea
Austin McCollum — Not Voting
Bart Schulz — Not Voting
Brad Hall — Yea
Brandon Achor — Yea
Brian S. Evans — Yea
Brit McKenzie — Not Voting
Bruce Cozart — Yea
Cameron Cooper — Not Voting
Carlton Wing — Not Voting
Carol Dalby — Yea
Chad Puryear — Nay
Cindy Crawford — Not Voting
David Ray — Nay
David Whitaker — Yea
DeAnn Vaught — Yea
Denise Garner — Yea
Denise Jones Ennett — Yea
Diana Gonzales Worthen — Yea
Dolly Henley — Yea
Dwight Tosh — Yea
Frances Cavenaugh — Yea
Fred Allen — Yea
Glenn Barnes — Yea
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Hope Duke — Nay
Howard M. Beaty, Jr. — Yea
Jack Ladyman — Not Voting
James Eaton — Yea
Jason Nazarenko — Yea
Jay Richardson — Yea
Jeff Wardlaw — Not Voting
Jeremiah Moore — Yea
Jeremy Wooldridge — Yea
Jessie McGruder — Yea
Jim Wooten — Yea
Jimmy Gazaway — Yea
Joey L. Carr — Yea
John Maddox — Yea
John P. Carr — Yea
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon Milligan — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Joy Springer — Yea
Julie Mayberry — Not Voting
Justin Gonzales — Not Voting
Karilyn Brown — Yea
Keith Brooks — Yea
Kendon Underwood — Nay
Kendra Moore — Yea
Kenneth B. Ferguson — Yea
Lane Jean — Not Voting
Lee Johnson — Yea
Les D. Eaves — Yea
Les Warren — Yea
Lincoln Barnett — Yea
Marcus E. Richmond — Yea
Mark D. McElroy — Yea
Mark Perry — Yea
Mary Bentley — Yea
Matt Brown — Yea
Matt Duffield — Yea
Matthew J. Shepherd — Yea
Mike Holcomb — Yea
Mindy McAlindon — Not Voting
Nick Burkes — Nay
Nicole Clowney — Yea
Paul Childress — Yea
R. Scott Richardson — Yea
RJ Hawk — Yea
Randy Torres — Not Voting
Rebecca Burkes — Not Voting
Richard McGrew — Not Voting
Richard Womack — Not Voting
Rick Beck — Yea
Rick McClure — Yea
Robin Lundstrum — Nay
Roger D. Lynch — Yea
Ron McNair — Yea
Ryan A. Rose — Not Voting
Shad Pearce — Yea
Sonia Eubanks Barker — Yea
Stan Berry — Yea
Stephen Magie — Yea
Stephen Meeks — Yea
Stetson Painter — Yea
Steve Hollowell — Yea
Steve Unger — Yea
Steven Walker — Not Voting
Tara Shephard — Yea
Tippi McCullough — Yea
Tony Furman — Yea
Tracy Steele — Yea
Trey Steimel — Yea
Wade Andrews — Not Voting
Wayne Long — Not Voting
Zack Gramlich — Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 19 Yea · 9 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19907
Total 19907
% of votes cast 54%26%0%20%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Alan Clark — Yea
Bart Hester — Yea
Ben Gilmore — Nay
Blake Johnson — Not Voting
Breanne Davis — Yea
Bryan King — Yea
Clarke Tucker — Yea
Clint Penzo — Nay
Dan Sullivan — Nay
Dave Wallace — Yea
Fredrick J. Love — Yea
Gary Stubblefield — Nay
Greg Leding — Yea
Jamie Scott — Not Voting
Jane English — Yea
Jim Dotson — Nay
Jim Petty — Yea
Jimmy Hickey, Jr — Yea
John Payton — Yea
Jonathan Dismang — Yea
Joshua Bryant — Yea
Justin Boyd — Yea
Kim Hammer — Yea
Mark Johnson — Nay
Matt McKee — Not Voting
Matt Stone — Nay
Missy Irvin — Nay
Reginald Murdock — Yea
Ricky Hill — Nay
Ronald Caldwell — Yea
Scott Flippo — Not Voting
Stephanie Flowers — Not Voting
Steve Crowell — Not Voting
Terry Rice — Not Voting
Tyler Dees — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB1802 do?
TO CREATE THE TALENT RECRUITMENT GRANT PROGRAM; AND TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO RELOCATE TO THE STATE.
Who sponsors HB1802?
HB1802 is sponsored by J. Petty and Les Warren.
What is the current status of HB1802?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 14, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track HB1802?
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