Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 538 — TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS PROCUREMENT LAW.

Last action — Notification that SB538 is now Act 782

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 20, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on April 18, 2025.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    2 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill SB 538 include the addition of a new designation, while also removing a previous act approved in 2025. The changes likely reflect updates in legal requirements or clarify the bill's application. These adjustments are important because they ensure the bill aligns with current laws and addresses any outdated provisions.

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Act 782 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas As Engrossed:
State of Arkansas As Engrossed:
/s/Gilmore APPROVED:
/s/Gilmore 7 04-07-2025 18:41:04 JLL310
4/17/25 7 04-07-2025 18:41:04 JLL310
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Amendments

2 amendments

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Action History

  1. Notification that SB538 is now Act 782

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

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

  8. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  9. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  12. Read the third time and passed.

  13. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

  14. Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

  15. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  16. Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  17. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2

  18. Rules suspended.

  19. Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

  20. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

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

  22. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1

  23. Rules suspended.

  24. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

  25. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 133 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (133)

133 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.

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Subjects

public-safety agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 538?
SB 538 is sponsored by Jim Dotson, Missy Irvin, Jimmy Hickey, Jr, Jeff Wardlaw, and Ben Gilmore.
What is the current status of SB 538?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 20, 2025. Enacted.
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