# Arkansas HB1278: TO REQUIRE SURVEYORS TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS BEFORE ENTERING ONTO A COMMERCIAL POULTRY FARM. Arkansas HB1278, TO REQUIRE SURVEYORS TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS BEFORE ENTERING ONTO A COMMERCIAL POULTRY FARM., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Steve Crowell (Republican), Trey Steimel (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-18 (Notification that HB1278 is now Act 99) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1278-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1278 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO REQUIRE SURVEYORS TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS BEFORE ENTERING ONTO A COMMERCIAL POULTRY FARM. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-02-18, Notification that HB1278 is now Act 99 - Sponsors: Steve Crowell (Republican), Trey Steimel (Republican) - Cosponsors: 20 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (119 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New surveyor entry rules protect poultry farms: mixed, low. In Arkansas, surveyors must notify the owner before entering a qualifying commercial poultry farm. This applies when they enter to survey the farm or property next to it. Surveyors must follow the farm’s visitor rules, including rules to prevent disease spread. A farm qualifies if it has one or mor… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Crowell (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Trey Steimel (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cameron Cooper (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Denise Garner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Duffield (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jon S. Eubanks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brad Hall (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremiah Moore (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wayne Long (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Roger D. Lynch (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Stephen Magie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tippi McCullough (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Puryear (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marcus E. Richmond (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Stan Berry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bart Schulz (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Randy Torres (Republican), House - Cosponsor: DeAnn Vaught (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steven Walker (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Wooldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jim Wooten (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 12, 2025 4:21:05 PM | pass | 24 | 2 | 5 | | 2025-02-06 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 6, 2025 2:48:13 PM | pass | 95 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-02-18: Notification that HB1278 is now Act 99 (House) - 2025-02-13: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-12: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-12: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-12: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - 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) - 2025-02-05: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-01-28: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- HOUSE (House) - 2025-01-28: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1278 - Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1278.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=99.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 - [HB1278 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1278.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=99.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-HB1278-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).