ArkansasHB12722025 Regular SessionHouse

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PROPERTY VACATED BY A MUNICIPALITY; AND TO REQUIRE VESTED ABANDONED PROPERTY BE CONVEYED WITH THE ABUTTING REAL ESTATE.

Sponsored By: Clint Penzo (Republican), Les Warren (Republican)

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Bill Overview

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Vacated street land transfers with neighboring property

When an Arkansas city or town abandons a street or alley by ordinance, neighboring property owners own their portions outright. Each owner's portion extends to the center line, without the city's right to use it as a public street or alley. That land transfers with the neighboring property unless the owner expressly reserves it, even when transfer documents omit it. For property shown on a plat, that land map is amended to include the owner's portion. The law applies retroactively to abandonments after February 6, 1945. It does not affect lawsuits already pending in court.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Clint Penzo

    Republican • Senate

  • Les Warren

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 146 • No: 6

Senate vote • 4/7/2025

Senate Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 5:35:49 PM

Yes: 34 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/19/2025

Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 5:01:06 PM

Yes: 13 • No: 6 • Other: 5

House vote • 3/13/2025

House Vote - Thursday, March 13, 2025 2:27:29 PM

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1272 is now Act 520

    4/10/2025House
  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    4/8/2025House
  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/7/2025House
  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    4/7/2025House
  5. Returned to the House as Passed.

    4/7/2025Senate
  6. Read the third time and passed.

    4/7/2025Senate
  7. Motion to Expunge the Vote by which HB1272 failed to pass. Motion carried.

    3/19/2025Senate
  8. Read the third time and failed.

    3/19/2025Senate
  9. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    3/18/2025Senate
  10. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

    3/13/2025Senate
  11. Received from the House.

    3/13/2025Senate
  12. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    3/13/2025House
  13. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    3/12/2025House
  14. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/4/2025House
  15. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

    3/4/2025House
  16. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

    3/4/2025House
  17. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE

    1/27/2025House
  18. Filed

    1/27/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1272 - Introduced

    1/27/2025

  • Act Version

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