# Arkansas HB1399: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF DONATION DEEDS AND HOMESTEAD DONATION DEEDS BY THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE LANDS. Arkansas HB1399, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF DONATION DEEDS AND HOMESTEAD DONATION DEEDS BY THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE LANDS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Gary Stubblefield (Republican), Marcus E. Richmond (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-27 (Notification that HB1399 is now Act 216); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1399-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1399 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF DONATION DEEDS AND HOMESTEAD DONATION DEEDS BY THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE LANDS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-02-27, Notification that HB1399 is now Act 216 - Sponsors: Gary Stubblefield (Republican), Marcus E. Richmond (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State drops claims to old tax-sale lands: benefit, low. The law releases state ownership claims to lands sold to Arkansas under acts approved March 12 and March 22, 1881. For donation, sale, or relinquishment deeds issued by the Commissioner, the release permanently benefits named recipients and later owners. For land the Commissioner has not disposed o… - Arkansas ends donated urban homestead program: cost, high. Arkansas ends the Urban Homestead Act program for remaining tax-forfeited property in cities and incorporated towns. Eligible applicants can no longer seek donated property through this program. The repeal removes its application, development, transfer, and related program rules. Separately, the la… - Donated land loses a lawsuit protection: mixed, low. People suing to recover land held under a state donation deed no longer face the two-year prior-possession rule. They no longer must show that they or a predecessor possessed the land within two years before filing. This removes a barrier for claimants but removes a protection for donation-deed hol… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Gary Stubblefield (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Marcus E. Richmond (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-26 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 26, 2025 2:22:52 PM | pass | 30 | 2 | 3 | | 2025-02-13 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 13, 2025 2:16:12 PM | pass | 98 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-02-27: Notification that HB1399 is now Act 216 (House) - 2025-02-26: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-26: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-26: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-26: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-12: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-04: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-04: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1399 - Introduced, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1399.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=216.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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - 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) - 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 - [HB1399 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1399.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=216.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) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [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-HB1399-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).