# Arkansas HB1292: TO AMEND THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADOPTION OF A MINOR. Arkansas HB1292, TO AMEND THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADOPTION OF A MINOR., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mary Bentley (Republican), Kim Hammer (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-25 (Notification that HB1292 is now Act 139) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1292-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1292 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADOPTION OF A MINOR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-02-25, Notification that HB1292 is now Act 139 - Sponsors: Mary Bentley (Republican), Kim Hammer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Adoption residency rules with exceptions for families: mixed, low. Arkansas law generally requires children outside Department of Human Services custody to live in the adoptive home for at least six months. Until then, courts cannot issue a final adoption order or let an interim adoption order become final. The six months run from placement by a licensed child pla… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House - Sponsor: Kim Hammer (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, February 20, 2025 11:58:29 AM | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | House | House Vote - Monday, February 17, 2025 2:03:32 PM | pass | 96 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-02-25: Notification that HB1292 is now Act 139 (House) - 2025-02-20: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-20: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-20: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-20: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-13: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-13: Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-13: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-02-12: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2 (House) - 2025-02-04: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-04: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-04: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-29: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on AGING, CHILDREN AND YOUTH, & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House) - 2025-01-29: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1292 - Introduced, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1292.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=139.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 - [HB1292 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1292.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=139.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-HB1292-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).