ArkansasHB15792025 Regular SessionHouse

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SEX OFFENDER REASSESSMENT; AND TO PROHIBIT AN INCARCERATED PERSON FROM BEING ELIGIBLE FOR RISK LEVEL REASSESSMENT.

Sponsored By: Dave Wallace (Republican), Jimmy Gazaway (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Incarcerated sex offenders cannot get risk reassessments

Arkansas law bars incarcerated sex offenders and sexually dangerous persons from getting their risk level reassessed until release. After release, the existing eligibility rules and reassessment process still apply.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Dave Wallace

    Republican • Senate

  • Jimmy Gazaway

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 134 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/17/2025

Senate Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 3:47:53 PM

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 3/10/2025

House Vote - Monday, March 10, 2025 2:34:24 PM

Yes: 100 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1579 is now Act 357

    3/20/2025House
  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    3/18/2025House
  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    3/17/2025House
  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    3/17/2025House
  5. Returned to the House as passed.

    3/17/2025Senate
  6. Read the third time and passed.

    3/17/2025Senate
  7. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    3/12/2025Senate
  8. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE

    3/10/2025Senate
  9. Received from the House.

    3/10/2025Senate
  10. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    3/10/2025House
  11. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    3/6/2025House
  12. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE

    2/25/2025House
  13. Filed

    2/25/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1579 - Introduced

    2/25/2025

  • Act Version

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