Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1503 — TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS; AND TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON THE REGULATION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.

Last action — Notification that HB1503 is now Act 313

  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 February 17, 2025. Enacted.

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

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 60% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    2 primary, 4 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 bill HB 1503 has had a line added that specifies an update to a planned approval date, extending it to March 18, 2025. Additionally, a previous act was removed from consideration in this new version. This change is important because it clarifies the timeline for when this bill is expected to take effect and ensures that the previous act is no longer relevant in this context.

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Act 313 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas As Engrossed:
State of Arkansas As Engrossed:
/s/Clowney APPROVED:
/s/Clowney 4 03-04-2025 10:10:13 SSS115
3/18/25 4 03-04-2025 10:10:13 SSS115
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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Notification that HB1503 is now Act 313

  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 CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS 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. 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 CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  16. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1503?
HB 1503 is sponsored by Jay Richardson, Brit McKenzie, Justin Gonzales, Stetson Painter, Bart Hester, and Nicole Clowney.
What is the current status of HB 1503?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2025. Enacted.
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