Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 421 — TO AUTHORIZE THE ARKANSAS NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND POLLUTION ABATEMENT PROJECTS.

Last action — Notification that SB421 is now Act 578

  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 11, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on April 14, 2025.

Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

0 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill SB 421 removed a reference to "Act 578 of the Regular Session" and the date it was approved, which was previously listed as April 14, 2025. This change simplifies the bill by eliminating unnecessary details that may not impact its main provisions. It matters because clearer language helps ensure the bill is easily understood by lawmakers and the public, making it more accessible for discussion and potential approval.

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Act 578 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 421 5 By:
State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 421 5 By:
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23 03/10/2025 6:34:15 PM JLL247
4/14/25 23 03/10/2025 6:34:15 PM JLL247
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Action History

  1. Notification that SB421 is now Act 578

  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 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- 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. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE

  15. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (136)

136 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 421?
SB 421 is sponsored by Howard M. Beaty, Jr. and Bart Hester.
What is the current status of SB 421?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 11, 2025. Enacted.
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