All Roll Calls
Yes: 127 • No: 0
ArkansasHB15372025 Regular SessionHouse
TO REPEAL THE LOCATION ACT FOR COMMUNITY HOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
Sponsored By: Tyler Dees (Republican), Jack Ladyman (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
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Community disability homes lose rules and protections
Arkansas repeals its Location Act for community homes serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This removes density, setback, and spacing rules, including 300-foot and 3,000-foot distance requirements in specified city settings. It also removes the Act’s licensing, planning, notice, health and safety, enforcement, and appeal rules. Homes also lose the Act’s protections treating certain single-family and multifamily homes as allowed residential uses. Housing access and remaining requirements depend on other laws and local practice. The related child welfare licensing exemption now covers only human development centers regulated by the Board of Developmental Disabilities Services.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Tyler Dees
Republican • Senate
Jack Ladyman
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Jessie McGruder
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/14/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 12:19:32 PM
Yes: 33 • No: 0
House vote • 2/26/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, February 26, 2025 2:48:20 PM
Yes: 94 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1537 is now Act 850
4/17/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/15/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/14/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
4/14/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
4/14/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/14/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
4/9/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
2/26/2025SenateReceived from the House.
2/26/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
2/26/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
2/25/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
2/20/2025HouseFiled
2/20/2025House
Bill Text
HB1537 - Introduced
2/20/2025
Act Version
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