Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1610 — TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HUMAN LIFE PROTECTION ACT AND THE ARKANSAS UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT.

Last action — Notification that HB1610 is now Act 387

  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 26, 2025. Enacted.

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

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 60% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 40 sponsors

    2 primary, 38 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 1610 has been updated to include an additional line that reinforces its provisions. However, it also removes a reference to an earlier law, Act 387 of the Regular Session. This change simplifies the legislation and ensures that the bill is clear and relevant, which is important for making it easier to understand and implement.

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Act 387 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas As Engrossed:
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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Notification that HB1610 is now Act 387

  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 PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

  9. Received from the House.

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

  11. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

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

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

  14. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

  15. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  16. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 38 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (38)

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1610?
HB 1610 is sponsored by Clint Penzo, John Payton, Missy Irvin, Mike Holcomb, Dwight Tosh, Ron McNair, RJ Hawk, Cameron Cooper, Sonia Eubanks Barker, Jim Wooten, Steve Unger, Randy Torres, Johnny Rye, Kendon Underwood, Ryan A. Rose, Marcus E. Richmond, Chad Puryear, Jon Milligan, Richard McGrew, Rick McClure, John Maddox, Julie Mayberry, Wayne Long, Jack Ladyman, Lee Johnson, Brad Hall, Zack Gramlich, Jimmy Gazaway, Bruce Cozart, Cindy Crawford, Rebecca Burkes, Matt Brown, Karilyn Brown, Alyssa Brown, Mary Bentley, Brandon Achor, Jimmy Hickey, Jr, Robin Lundstrum, Stan Berry, and Carlton Wing.
What is the current status of HB 1610?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2025. Enacted.
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