# Arkansas HB1522: TO AMEND THE LAW TO ALLOW FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS IN THE MUNICIPAL AID FUND, TURNBACK FUNDS, AND COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX REVENUES TO NEWLY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Arkansas HB1522, TO AMEND THE LAW TO ALLOW FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS IN THE MUNICIPAL AID FUND, TURNBACK FUNDS, AND COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX REVENUES TO NEWLY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alan Clark (Republican), Richard Womack (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-14 (Notification that HB1522 is now Act 620) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1522-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1522 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW TO ALLOW FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS IN THE MUNICIPAL AID FUND, TURNBACK FUNDS, AND COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX REVENUES TO NEWLY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-18 - Last action: 2025-04-14, Notification that HB1522 is now Act 620 - Sponsors: Alan Clark (Republican), Richard Womack (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New Arkansas cities get census-based funding: benefit, low. For Arkansas cities formed during a federal census year, the law sets a common population-counting rule for funding. The Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office calculates their population using the latest federal census taken every 10 years. These counts guide municipal aid, turnback funds,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Alan Clark (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Richard Womack (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 7:39:20 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 27, 2025 2:39:31 PM | pass | 97 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-04-14: Notification that HB1522 is now Act 620 (House) - 2025-04-09: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-09: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-08: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-02-27: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-26: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-25: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-25: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-25: 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 CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-18: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1522 - Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1522.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=620.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 - [HB1522 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1522.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=620.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-HB1522-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).