Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 497 — TO REQUIRE THE CREATION OF A POSTER REGARDING VETERANS' BENEFITS AND SERVICES; AND TO REQUIRE CERTAIN EMPLOYERS TO DISPLAY THE POSTER.

Last action — Notification that SB497 is now Act 655

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  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 18, 2025.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    2 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill SB 497, a specific reference to "Act 655 of the Regular Session" has been removed. This change indicates that the bill is no longer linked to that particular act, which could impact how the bill is applied or interpreted. Understanding why this act was taken out can help clarify the bill's objectives and its potential effects.

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Act 655 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 497 5 By:
State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 497 5 By:
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2 03/18/2025 8:40:05AM CRH218
4/16/25 2 03/18/2025 8:40:05AM CRH218
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Action History

  1. Notification that SB497 is now Act 655

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

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

  8. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

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

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  12. Read the third time and passed.

  13. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

  14. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

  15. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 135 not signed on

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (135)

135 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 497?
SB 497 is sponsored by Clarke Tucker, Jason Nazarenko, and Dave Wallace.
What is the current status of SB 497?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 18, 2025. Enacted.
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