# Arkansas HB1503: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS; AND TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON THE REGULATION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. Arkansas HB1503, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS; AND TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON THE REGULATION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nicole Clowney (Democratic), Bart Hester (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-18 (Notification that HB1503 is now Act 313); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1503-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1503 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS; AND TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON THE REGULATION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-17 - Last action: 2025-03-18, Notification that HB1503 is now Act 313 - Sponsors: Nicole Clowney (Democratic), Bart Hester (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (96 yes, 21 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Capped fees for homeowners adding dwellings: benefit, low. Cities cannot charge more than $250 per accessory dwelling for reviewing an application. Development impact fees for construction also cannot exceed $250. Cities may still charge their usual building fees, so these caps do not limit total fees to $500. - Homeowners gain extra homes with limits: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, Arkansas cities must allow at least one accessory dwelling on a lot with a single-family home. Approval cannot require a public hearing, zoning exception, or other discretionary zoning decision. The unit must have its own entrance, cooking, sleeping, and bathroom faciliti… - Utility approval checks for homeowners adding dwellings: mixed, low. Cities cannot require separate water and sewer service for an accessory dwelling. They may require letters from both municipal systems confirming that they will provide service. If either municipal service is unavailable, a city may instead require approval from the Arkansas Department of Health. C… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nicole Clowney (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Bart Hester (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brit McKenzie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Justin Gonzales (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jay Richardson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stetson Painter (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 12, 2025 4:00:16 PM | pass | 29 | 2 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | House Vote - Thursday, March 6, 2025 2:00:18 PM | pass | 67 | 19 | 7 | ## Actions (16) - 2025-03-18: Notification that HB1503 is now Act 313 (House) - 2025-03-13: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-03-12: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-03-12: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-03-12: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-05: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-04: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-04: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-04: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-02-17: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-17: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1503 - Introduced, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1503.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=313.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 - [HB1503 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1503.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=313.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-HB1503-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).