# Arkansas HB1519: TO ALLOW THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HIRING AND CONTRACTING OF EMPLOYEES FOR THE STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, STATE BANK DEPARTMENT, AND STATE SECURITIES DEPARTMENT.

Arkansas HB1519, TO ALLOW THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HIRING AND CONTRACTING OF EMPLOYEES FOR THE STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, STATE BANK DEPARTMENT, AND STATE SECURITIES DEPARTMENT., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Frances Cavenaugh (Republican), Ben Gilmore (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-05 (Died in House at Sine Die adjournment.) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1519
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO ALLOW THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HIRING AND CONTRACTING OF EMPLOYEES FOR THE STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, STATE BANK DEPARTMENT, AND STATE SECURITIES DEPARTMENT.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Died in House at Sine Die adjournment.
- Sponsors: Frances Cavenaugh (Republican), Ben Gilmore (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (108 yes, 13 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Frances Cavenaugh (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ben Gilmore (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard M. Beaty, Jr. (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 9:02:28 PM | fail | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025-03-20 | House | House Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:54:00 PM | pass | 95 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-05: Died in House at Sine Die adjournment. (House)
- 2025-04-09: Returned from the Senate having failed to pass. (House)
- 2025-04-08: Returned to the House as Failed to Pass (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Motion to Expunge the Vote by which HB1519 failed to pass. Motion failed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Read the third time and failed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-11: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House)
- 2025-03-11: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House)
- 2025-03-11: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House)
- 2025-02-18: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-02-18: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1519 - Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1519.pdf)

## 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)
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## Sources
- [HB1519 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1519.pdf)

## 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-HB1519-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).