# Arkansas HB1180: TO CREATE THE BABY OLIVIA ACT.

Arkansas HB1180, TO CREATE THE BABY OLIVIA ACT., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mary Bentley (Republican), Clint Penzo (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-05 (Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1180
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO CREATE THE BABY OLIVIA ACT.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- Sponsors: Mary Bentley (Republican), Clint Penzo (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (102 yes, 91 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clint Penzo (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alyssa Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brit McKenzie (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Beck (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Harlan Breaux (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cameron Cooper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Frances Cavenaugh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce Cozart (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cindy Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tyler Dees (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hope Duke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tony Furman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Zack Gramlich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joshua Bryant (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jim Dotson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Payton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jim Petty (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wayne Long (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robin Lundstrum (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Johnson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt McKee (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick McClure (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Richard McGrew (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Burkes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron Pilkington (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Ray (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan A. Rose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johnny Rye (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Torres (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: DeAnn Vaught (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Wooten (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 31, 2025 6:15:19 PM | fail | 11 | 15 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 6, 2025 4:29:30 PM | pass | 70 | 18 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 6, 2025 3:27:21 PM | fail | 21 | 58 | 3 |

## Actions (28)

- 2025-05-05: Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment. (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Roll Call Requested. Five Hands were seen. The motion failed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Motion to Extract HB1180 from Committee. Motion Failed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-06: Motion to Rerefer back to Committee Failed of Adoption (House)
- 2025-02-05: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House)
- 2025-02-05: Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House)
- 2025-02-05: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 3 (House)
- 2025-01-30: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House)
- 2025-01-30: Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House)
- 2025-01-30: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Transfer to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-01-23: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House)
- 2025-01-23: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House)
- 2025-01-22: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-01-21: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1180 - Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1180.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HB1180 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1180.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1180-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).