# Arkansas HB1271: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS; AND TO CLARIFY THE PRIORITY OF LIENS IN MORTGAGE CONSTRUCTION LOANS. Arkansas HB1271, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS; AND TO CLARIFY THE PRIORITY OF LIENS IN MORTGAGE CONSTRUCTION LOANS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Clint Penzo (Republican), Les Warren (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-08 (Notification that HB1271 is now Act 479) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1271-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1271 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS; AND TO CLARIFY THE PRIORITY OF LIENS IN MORTGAGE CONSTRUCTION LOANS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-04-08, Notification that HB1271 is now Act 479 - Sponsors: Clint Penzo (Republican), Les Warren (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (220 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New lien rules for construction loans: mixed, low. Arkansas law sets which property claims rank first for owners, construction lenders, contractors, and suppliers. Liens for labor, materials, or fixtures attach to the improvement but rank behind property claims existing before work begins. Those earlier claims also rank first when they fund constru… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Clint Penzo (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Les Warren (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-01 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, April 1, 2025 2:17:18 PM | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 4:53:32 PM | pass | 32 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-01-30 | House | House Vote - Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:48:44 AM | pass | 90 | 0 | 3 | ## Actions (22) - 2025-04-08: Notification that HB1271 is now Act 479 (House) - 2025-04-02: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-01: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-01: Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. (House) - 2025-03-31: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 (House) - 2025-03-19: Re-referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-19: Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House) - 2025-03-19: Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-13: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-01-29: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-01-27: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-01-27: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1271 - Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1271.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=479.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 - [HB1271 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1271.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=479.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-HB1271-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).