Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1732 — TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE INCOME TAX DEDUCTION ALLOWED FOR A TEACHER'S CLASSROOM INVESTMENT.

Last action — Notification that HB1732 is now Act 878

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 10, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on April 17, 2025.

Prognosis

Advancing 60% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 41 sponsors

    2 primary, 39 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

This bill increases the income tax deduction for teachers' classroom expenses.

The legislation raises the maximum income tax deduction for teachers' classroom investments from $500 to $1,000 for individual taxpayers and from $1,000 to $2,000 for married couples filing jointly if both are teachers, starting in the 2025 tax year.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This means teachers will be able to deduct more from their taxes for classroom expenses.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill HB 1732, a specific section referencing "Act 878 of the Regular Session" has been removed. This change suggests that the provisions from Act 878 are no longer relevant or needed in this bill. Understanding these adjustments is important as it could impact how the bill interacts with previous laws and what regulations it will enforce moving forward.

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Act 878 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas As Engrossed:
State of Arkansas As Engrossed:
/s/Vaught APPROVED:
/s/Vaught *JLL139* 03-18-2025 10:38:07 JLL139
4/17/25 *JLL139* 03-18-2025 10:38:07 JLL139
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How this bill changes current law

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This bill increases the income tax deduction for teachers' classroom investments from $500 to $1,000 and from $1,000 to $2,000 for married couples filing jointly.

  • 26-51-459(c)

    five hundred dollars ($500) → one thousand dollars ($1,000)

    The maximum deduction for individual teachers is raised to $1,000.

  • 26-51-459(c)

    one two thousand dollars ($1,000) ($2,000) → $2,000

    The maximum deduction for married couples filing jointly is raised to $2,000 if both are teachers.

Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Notification that HB1732 is now Act 878

  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 REVENUE & TAX - 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. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

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

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

  15. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE

  16. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 39 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (39)

Not signed on (97)

97 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

taxation education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1732?
HB 1732 is sponsored by Dave Wallace, Kim Hammer, Steve Crowell, Jim Wooten, Jeremy Wooldridge, David Whitaker, Les Warren, Steven Walker, Steve Unger, Joy Springer, Johnny Rye, Marcus E. Richmond, Stetson Painter, Kendra Moore, Jeremiah Moore, Jon Milligan, Ron McNair, Jessie McGruder, Richard McGrew, Mark D. McElroy, Tippi McCullough, Rick McClure, Stephen Magie, John Maddox, Jack Ladyman, Ashley Hudson, Mike Holcomb, Zack Gramlich, Denise Garner, Les D. Eaves, Cindy Crawford, Andrew Collins, Nicole Clowney, Frances Cavenaugh, Matt Brown, Karilyn Brown, Wade Andrews, Greg Leding, DeAnn Vaught, R. Scott Richardson, and Joey L. Carr.
What is the current status of HB 1732?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 10, 2025. Enacted.
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