# Arkansas HB1077: CONCERNING THE INCARCERATION OF A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES; AND TO PROVIDE FOR NOTIFICATION TO THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF THE INCARCERATION OF A VETERAN. Arkansas HB1077, CONCERNING THE INCARCERATION OF A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES; AND TO PROVIDE FOR NOTIFICATION TO THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF THE INCARCERATION OF A VETERAN., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Ashley Hudson (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2025-04-10 (Notification that HB1077 is now Act 506) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1077-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1077 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: CONCERNING THE INCARCERATION OF A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES; AND TO PROVIDE FOR NOTIFICATION TO THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF THE INCARCERATION OF A VETERAN. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Notification that HB1077 is now Act 506 - Sponsors: Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Ashley Hudson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Benefits application access for veterans in custody: benefit, low. Facility administrators must give federal and Arkansas veterans’ agencies reasonable access to help veterans in custody apply for services. This includes federal or state benefits, compensation, or treatment for which the veteran may qualify. It also includes treatment through a veterans treatment… - Required veteran checks and notices in custody: benefit, low. Veteran status must be checked within 14 days after initial incarceration, using the federal Veterans Reentry Search Service or a similar service. The facility administrator, a designee, or the county veteran service officer must do the check. Administrators who assign the county officer must provi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Ashley Hudson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Denise Jones Ennett (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jason Nazarenko (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Stetson Painter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marcus E. Richmond (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dwight Tosh (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 5:42:00 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-04-03 | House | House Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 2:26:41 PM | pass | 96 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-04-10: Notification that HB1077 is now Act 506 (House) - 2025-04-08: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-07: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-07: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-07: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-02: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-04-02: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-04-01: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House) - 2025-02-17: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on Joint Committee on Military And Veterans Affairs (House) - 2025-01-07: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1077 - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1077.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=506.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [HB1077 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1077.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=506.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1077-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).