Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 647 — TO CREATE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ACT OF 2025.

Last action — Sine Die adjournment

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

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill creates a new chapter in Arkansas law for the Economic Development District Act of 2025, establishing definitions, provisions for creation, and operational guidelines for economic development districts.

  • 14-177-101

    This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Economic Development District Act of 2025”.

    This establishes the official title of the new chapter.

  • 14-177-102

    As used in this chapter: (definitions for terms used in the chapter)

    This section lays out key definitions crucial for understanding the rest of the chapter.

  • 14-177-103

    The Department of Commerce shall: (list of responsibilities regarding economic development districts)

    This assigns specific responsibilities to the Department of Commerce to support economic development districts.

  • 14-177-201

    A municipality, county, or cooperative area may establish one (1) or more economic development districts within the boundaries of the municipality, county, or cooperative area.

    This provision allows local entities to create economic development districts.

  • 14-177-202

    The creation of an economic development district may be proposed by the: (methods for proposing economic development districts)

    This outlines the procedures for proposing the creation of an economic development district.

Action History

  1. Sine Die adjournment

  2. Recommended for study in the Interim Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

  3. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on calendar.

  4. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

  5. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (136)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 647?
SB 647 is sponsored by Howard M. Beaty, Jr. and Jonathan Dismang.
What is the current status of SB 647?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 647?
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