Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1843 — CONCERNING RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS KEPT BY THE STATE CRIME LABORATORY.

Last action — Notification that HB1843 is now Act 954

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  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 March 18, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on April 21, 2025.

Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 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 bill HB 1843 was updated to remove a reference to an earlier law, Act 954 of the Regular Session. This change is important because it ensures that the new bill stands on its own without being tied to past legislation, which could make it clearer and easier to understand. By streamlining the bill in this way, lawmakers aim to enhance its effectiveness and focus.

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Act 954 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1843 5 By:
State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1843 5 By:
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*CRH211* 03/18/2025 9:46:32AM CRH211
4/21/25 *CRH211* 03/18/2025 9:46:32AM CRH211
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How this bill changes current law

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The bill adds the Arkansas Drug Director as a recipient of confidential and privileged records from the State Crime Laboratory.

  • Arkansas Code § 12-12-312(a)(1)(A)(ii)

    (e) The Arkansas Drug Director.

    This change allows the Arkansas Drug Director access to certain confidential records.

Action History

  1. Notification that HB1843 is now Act 954

  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 STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-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 STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

  13. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (137)

137 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1843?
HB 1843 is sponsored by Dwight Tosh.
What is the current status of HB 1843?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 18, 2025. Enacted.
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