Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1986 — CONCERNING EXCUSED ABSENCES FOR CHILDREN OF FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS AND CHILDREN OF FALLEN FIRST RESPONDERS.

Last action — Notification that HB1986 is now Act 794

  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 April 03, 2025. Enacted.

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

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence
  • 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

1 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill HB 1986 adds a new provision while removing a reference to another act that was previously approved. This change is important because it updates the bill to reflect current standards or practices, ensuring that all relevant information is accurate and up to date. By streamlining the content, it also helps make the bill clearer for everyone involved in the legislative process.

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Act 794 of the Regular Session State ofArkansas 95th GeneralAssembly ABill Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1986 5 By:
State ofArkansas 95th GeneralAssembly ABill Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1986 5 By:
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2 04/03/2025 12:35:57 PM TNL420
4/17/25 2 04/03/2025 12:35:57 PM TNL420
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Action History

  1. Notification that HB1986 is now Act 794

  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 EDUCATION 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. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  13. 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 HB 1986?
HB 1986 is sponsored by Dave Wallace and Jason Nazarenko.
What is the current status of HB 1986?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 03, 2025. Enacted.
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