# Arkansas HB1510: TO REPEAL THE AUTHORITY FOR A MUNICIPALITY TO EXERCISE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER AN UNINCORPORATED AREA OF A COUNTY. Arkansas HB1510, TO REPEAL THE AUTHORITY FOR A MUNICIPALITY TO EXERCISE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER AN UNINCORPORATED AREA OF A COUNTY., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Gary Stubblefield (Republican), Justin Gonzales (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-18 (Notification that HB1510 is now Act 314) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1510-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1510 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO REPEAL THE AUTHORITY FOR A MUNICIPALITY TO EXERCISE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER AN UNINCORPORATED AREA OF A COUNTY. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-17 - Last action: 2025-03-18, Notification that HB1510 is now Act 314 - Sponsors: Gary Stubblefield (Republican), Justin Gonzales (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (189 yes, 79 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Counties can expand fire district coverage: benefit, low. For fire protection districts created after January 1, 2021, county quorum courts can include land within a city's former planning territory. The law removes the restriction for areas where the city adopted an ordinance providing fire protection. Counties are not required to include that land, and… - More communities can seek city status: benefit, low. People seeking to form a new city can include areas previously excluded because an existing city exercised planning authority there. The law removes that barrier to an incorporation petition. It does not create a new city or guarantee a petition succeeds. - Less city control, new county approvals: mixed, low. Arkansas cities lose the repealed planning and subdivision powers over land outside city limits, including related authority over electrical work. The law removes the former one-, two-, and three-mile planning zones and the five-year requirement to start annexation. County planning board approval i… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Gary Stubblefield (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Justin Gonzales (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 12, 2025 4:05:47 PM | pass | 24 | 5 | 1 | | 2025-03-04 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 4, 2025 2:15:02 PM | pass | 51 | 30 | 13 | | 2025-03-04 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 4, 2025 2:14:44 PM | pass | 64 | 19 | 8 | | 2025-02-27 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 27, 2025 2:54:27 PM | pass | 50 | 25 | 12 | ## Actions (16) - 2025-03-18: Notification that HB1510 is now Act 314 (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) - 2025-03-04: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-04: Upon Motion, Reconsideraton Passed - 3/4/2025 2:14:27 PM (House) - 2025-03-03: Notice of Reconsideration (House) - 2025-02-27: Read the third time and failed. (House) - 2025-02-26: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (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 - HB1510 - Introduced, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1510.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=314.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 - [HB1510 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1510.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=314.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-HB1510-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).