Arkansas 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1783 — TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS FRANCHISE PRACTICES ACT.

Last action — Notification that HB1783 is now Act 847

  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 March 29, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on April 13, 2023.

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 80% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 56 sponsors

    2 primary, 54 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 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.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill HB 1783, a specific approval date from a previous act has been removed. This change might streamline the bill by eliminating outdated references or simplifying the text. Removing unnecessary details can make the bill clearer and easier for everyone to understand.

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Act 847 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas As Engrossed:
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Amendments

2 amendments

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Action History

  1. Notification that HB1783 is now Act 847

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

  4. Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

  5. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1

  6. Re-referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE

  7. Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1

  8. Returned to the House as passed, as amended # 1

  9. Read the third time and passed.

  10. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  11. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  12. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  13. Rules suspended.

  14. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

  15. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE

  16. Received from the House.

  17. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

  18. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  19. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

  20. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

  21. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

  22. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE

  23. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 54 co-sponsors · 82 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (54)

Not signed on (82)

82 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

Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

Passed 89 Yea · 2 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 89209
Total 89209
% of votes cast 89%2%0%9%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Fortner — Yea
Nicks — Yea
Watson — Yea
Haak — Not Voting
Miller — Not Voting
Aaron Pilkington — Yea
Andrew Collins — Yea
Ashley Hudson — Yea
Austin McCollum — Yea
Bart Schulz — Yea
Brandon Achor — Yea
Brian S. Evans — Yea
Brit McKenzie — Yea
Bruce Cozart — Yea
C. Fite — Yea
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Carlton Wing — Yea
Carol Dalby — Yea
Chad Puryear — Yea
Cindy Crawford — Yea
D. Ferguson — Yea
David Ray — Yea
David Whitaker — Yea
DeAnn Vaught — Yea
Denise Garner — Yea
Denise Jones Ennett — Yea
Dwight Tosh — Yea
Frances Cavenaugh — Yea
Fred Allen — Not Voting
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Hope Duke — Nay
Howard M. Beaty, Jr. — Yea
Jack Ladyman — Yea
Jamie Scott — Yea
Jay Richardson — Yea
Jeff Wardlaw — Yea
Jeremiah Moore — Yea
Jeremy Wooldridge — Yea
Jim Wooten — Nay
Jimmy Gazaway — Yea
Joey Carr — Yea
John Maddox — Yea
John P. Carr — Not Voting
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon Milligan — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Joy Springer — Yea
Julie Mayberry — Yea
Justin Gonzales — Yea
K. Ferguson — Yea
Karilyn Brown — Yea
Keith Brooks — Yea
Kendon Underwood — Yea
Kendra Moore — Yea
L. Fite — Yea
L. Johnson — Yea
Lane Jean — Yea
Les D. Eaves — Yea
Les Warren — Yea
M. Berry — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
Marcus E. Richmond — Yea
Mark D. McElroy — Yea
Mark Perry — Yea
Mary Bentley — Yea
Matt Brown — Yea
Matt Duffield — Yea
Matthew J. Shepherd — Not Voting
Mike Holcomb — Yea
Mindy McAlindon — Not Voting
Nicole Clowney — Yea
R. Scott Richardson — Yea
RJ Hawk — Yea
Rebecca Burkes — Yea
Richard McGrew — Yea
Richard Womack — Yea
Rick Beck — Yea
Rick McClure — Yea
Robin Lundstrum — Yea
Roger D. Lynch — Yea
Ron McNair — Yea
Ryan A. Rose — Not Voting
S. Berry — Yea
Shad Pearce — Yea
Sonia Eubanks Barker — Yea
Stephen Magie — Yea
Stephen Meeks — Not Voting
Stetson Painter — Yea
Steve Hollowell — Yea
Steve Unger — Yea
Steven Walker — Yea
Tara Shephard — Yea
Tippi McCullough — Yea
Tony Furman — Yea
Trey Steimel — Yea
V. Flowers — Yea
Wade Andrews — Yea
Wayne Long — Not Voting
Zack Gramlich — Yea

Official roll call →

Read the third time and passed.

Passed 31 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31103
Total 31103
% of votes cast 89%3%0%9%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Alan Clark — Yea
Bart Hester — Yea
Ben Gilmore — Yea
Blake Johnson — Yea
Breanne Davis — Yea
Bryan King — Not Voting
C. Tucker — Yea
Clint Penzo — Yea
Dan Sullivan — Yea
Dave Wallace — Yea
Fredrick J. Love — Yea
G. Stubblefield — Yea
Greg Leding — Yea
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
L. Chesterfield — Yea
Mark Johnson — Yea
Matt McKee — Yea
Matt Stone — Yea
Missy Irvin — Yea
Reginald Murdock — Yea
Ricky Hill — Yea
Ronald Caldwell — Not Voting
S. Flowers — Not Voting
Scott Flippo — Yea
Steve Crowell — Yea
Terry Rice — Yea
Tyler Dees — Yea

Official roll call →

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

Passed 84 Yea · 5 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 845011
Total 845011
% of votes cast 84%5%0%11%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Fortner — Yea
Nicks — Yea
Watson — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Haak — Not Voting
Aaron Pilkington — Nay
Andrew Collins — Yea
Ashley Hudson — Yea
Austin McCollum — Not Voting
Bart Schulz — Yea
Brandon Achor — Yea
Brian S. Evans — Yea
Brit McKenzie — Yea
Bruce Cozart — Yea
C. Fite — Yea
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Carlton Wing — Yea
Carol Dalby — Yea
Chad Puryear — Yea
Cindy Crawford — Yea
D. Ferguson — Yea
David Ray — Nay
David Whitaker — Yea
DeAnn Vaught — Yea
Denise Garner — Yea
Denise Jones Ennett — Yea
Dwight Tosh — Yea
Frances Cavenaugh — Yea
Fred Allen — Yea
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Hope Duke — Yea
Howard M. Beaty, Jr. — Yea
Jack Ladyman — Not Voting
Jamie Scott — Yea
Jay Richardson — Yea
Jeff Wardlaw — Yea
Jeremiah Moore — Yea
Jeremy Wooldridge — Yea
Jim Wooten — Yea
Jimmy Gazaway — Yea
Joey Carr — Yea
John Maddox — Yea
John P. Carr — Nay
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon Milligan — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Joy Springer — Yea
Julie Mayberry — Not Voting
Justin Gonzales — Yea
K. Ferguson — Yea
Karilyn Brown — Yea
Keith Brooks — Not Voting
Kendon Underwood — Nay
Kendra Moore — Yea
L. Fite — Yea
L. Johnson — Yea
Lane Jean — Yea
Les D. Eaves — Yea
Les Warren — Yea
M. Berry — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
Marcus E. Richmond — Not Voting
Mark D. McElroy — Yea
Mark Perry — Yea
Mary Bentley — Yea
Matt Brown — Yea
Matt Duffield — Yea
Matthew J. Shepherd — Not Voting
Mike Holcomb — Yea
Mindy McAlindon — Yea
Nicole Clowney — Yea
R. Scott Richardson — Nay
RJ Hawk — Yea
Rebecca Burkes — Yea
Richard McGrew — Yea
Richard Womack — Yea
Rick Beck — Yea
Rick McClure — Yea
Robin Lundstrum — Yea
Roger D. Lynch — Yea
Ron McNair — Yea
Ryan A. Rose — Not Voting
S. Berry — Yea
Shad Pearce — Yea
Sonia Eubanks Barker — Not Voting
Stephen Magie — Yea
Stephen Meeks — Yea
Stetson Painter — Yea
Steve Hollowell — Yea
Steve Unger — Yea
Steven Walker — Yea
Tara Shephard — Yea
Tippi McCullough — Yea
Tony Furman — Yea
Trey Steimel — Yea
V. Flowers — Yea
Wade Andrews — Yea
Wayne Long — Not Voting
Zack Gramlich — Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1783?
HB 1783 is sponsored by Dave Wallace, Matt Stone, J. Petty, J. Payton, M. McKee, F. Love, Mark Johnson, Blake Johnson, Missy Irvin, Bart Hester, Kim Hammer, Scott Flippo, Tyler Dees, Breanne Davis, Steve Crowell, J. Bryant, J. Boyd, Jeremy Wooldridge, David Whitaker, Les Warren, DeAnn Vaught, Steve Unger, Trey Steimel, Bart Schulz, Johnny Rye, Marcus E. Richmond, Chad Puryear, Mark Perry, Shad Pearce, Nicks, Jon Milligan, Mark D. McElroy, Rick McClure, Stephen Magie, Roger D. Lynch, Jack Ladyman, Lane Jean, Steve Hollowell, Mike Holcomb, RJ Hawk, Zack Gramlich, Denise Jones Ennett, Carol Dalby, Mary Bentley, Howard M. Beaty, Jr., Fred Allen, Ricky Hill, Jeff Wardlaw, Stan Berry, Kenneth B. Ferguson, Brit McKenzie, Jay Richardson, Jon S. Eubanks, V. Flowers, M. Hodges, and G. Stubblefield.
What is the current status of HB 1783?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 29, 2023. Enacted.
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