Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1689 — TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL TO GRANT ACCESS TO ITS FACILITIES TO MILITARY RECRUITERS; AND TO REQUIRE CERTAIN STATE-SUPPORTED POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS TO GRANT ACCESS TO ITS FACILITIES TO MILITARY RECRUITERS.

Last action — Notification that HB1689 is now Act 355

  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 05, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on March 20, 2025.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    2 primary, 1 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 latest version of Bill HB 1689 has made a small but significant change by striking out a prior approval date from the Regular Session. This means the bill can now potentially be updated with new provisions or dates that reflect its current status. Removing the old approval date allows for a clearer timeline and potentially aligns the bill with ongoing legislative priorities, which is important for keeping it relevant and effective.

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Act 355 of the Regular Session State ofArkansas 95th GeneralAssembly ABill Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1689 5 By:
State ofArkansas 95th GeneralAssembly ABill Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1689 5 By:
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4 03/05/2025 7:39:08AM TNL161
3/20/25 4 03/05/2025 7:39:08AM TNL161
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Action History

  1. Notification that HB1689 is now Act 355

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

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

  5. Returned to the House as passed.

  6. Read the third time and passed.

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

  8. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE

  9. Received from the House.

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

  11. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  12. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  13. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 135 not signed on

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (135)

135 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1689?
HB 1689 is sponsored by Jon S. Eubanks, Dave Wallace, and Matthew J. Shepherd.
What is the current status of HB 1689?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 05, 2025. Enacted.
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