# Arkansas HB1441: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS COORDINATE SYSTEM OF 1983.

Arkansas HB1441, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS COORDINATE SYSTEM OF 1983., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Stephen Meeks (Republican), Matt Stone (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-27 (Notification that HB1441 is now Act 214) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1441
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS COORDINATE SYSTEM OF 1983.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Last action: 2025-02-27, Notification that HB1441 is now Act 214
- Sponsors: Stephen Meeks (Republican), Matt Stone (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (133 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Updated mapping rules for Arkansas surveyors: benefit, low. Arkansas’s official map coordinate system follows the National Geodetic Survey’s system, based on the National Spatial Reference System or their successors. A tract covered by one land description that crosses coordinate zones can use one zone for all boundary points. The description must name that…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stephen Meeks (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Matt Stone (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 26, 2025 2:26:16 PM | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | House Vote - Monday, February 17, 2025 1:59:42 PM | pass | 98 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-02-27: Notification that HB1441 is now Act 214 (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)
- 2025-02-17: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - 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. 1 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 1 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-02-10: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1441 - Introduced, 2025-02-10: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1441.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=214.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
- [HB1441 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1441.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=214.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1441-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).