# Arkansas HB1544: AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR STATE TURNBACK FOR COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES BY THE OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF STATE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.

Arkansas HB1544, AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR STATE TURNBACK FOR COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES BY THE OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF STATE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-03-12 (Notification that HB1544 is now Act 299) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1544
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR STATE TURNBACK FOR COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES BY THE OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF STATE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-03-12, Notification that HB1544 is now Act 299
- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee
- 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

- More property tax relief for Arkansas counties: benefit, low. The law sets aside an extra $25 million for county property tax relief in fiscal year 2024–2025. Arkansas’s Treasurer distributes the money from the Property Tax Relief Trust Fund. This adds to, rather than replaces, funding in Section 7 of Act 140 of 2024. The law does not set county shares, house…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 5, 2025 4:05:52 PM | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 4, 2025 2:44:30 PM | pass | 98 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-03-12: Notification that HB1544 is now Act 299 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House)
- 2025-03-05: TO BE ENROLLED (House)
- 2025-03-05: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House)
- 2025-03-04: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-27: 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)
- 2025-02-20: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House)
- 2025-02-20: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1544 - Introduced, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1544.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=299.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
- [HB1544 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1544.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=299.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1544-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).