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Arkansas General Assembly · HB 1865 · Notification that HB1865 is now Act 976

An act TO CREATE AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR CERTAIN 11 OFFENSES AGAINST A CHILD

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Officially: “AN ACT TO CREATE AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR CERTAIN 11 OFFENSES AGAINST A CHILD Read the full text

95th general assembly (2025)

What it does

An act TO CREATE AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR CERTAIN 11 OFFENSES AGAINST A CHILD.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Filed · Mar 20, 2025

House

Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE · Mar 20, 2025

House

Returned by the Committee Do Pass · Apr 1, 2025

House

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. · Apr 2, 2025

House

Received from the House. · Apr 2, 2025

Senate

Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE · Apr 2, 2025

Senate

Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass · Apr 7, 2025

Senate

Rules suspended. · Apr 8, 2025

Senate

Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. · Apr 8, 2025

Senate

Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. · Apr 8, 2025

Senate

REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED · Apr 8, 2025

Senate

Rules suspended. · Apr 14, 2025

Senate

Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. · Apr 14, 2025

Senate

Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. · Apr 14, 2025

Senate

REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED · Apr 14, 2025

Senate

Rules suspended. · Apr 14, 2025

Senate

Read the third time and passed. · Apr 14, 2025

Senate

Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 & 2 . · Apr 14, 2025

Senate

Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2 · Apr 14, 2025

House

Re-referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE · Apr 14, 2025

House

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 & 2 · Apr 15, 2025

House

Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. · Apr 16, 2025

House

Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in. · Apr 16, 2025

House

TO BE ENROLLED · Apr 16, 2025

House

Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. · Apr 16, 2025

House

Notification that HB1865 is now Act 976 · Apr 22, 2025

House

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Vaught

Recorded votes

Recorded voteHouse · 2025-04-16 · Yeas 91, Nays 0, Non Voting 9, Present 0, Excused 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-04-16 · Yeas 90, Nays 0, Non Voting 10, Present 0, Excused 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-04-14 · Yeas 34, Nays 0, Non Voting 0, Present 0, Excused 1
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-04-02 · Yeas 95, Nays 1, Non Voting 4, Present 0, Excused 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Arkansas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Notification that HB1865 is now Act 976 (Apr 22, 2025).