# Arkansas HB1589: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF A COUNTY; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ANNUAL COUNTY FINANCIAL REPORT. Arkansas HB1589, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF A COUNTY; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ANNUAL COUNTY FINANCIAL REPORT., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Steve Crowell (Republican), Bart Schulz (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-16 (Notification that HB1589 is now Act 676) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1589-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1589 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF A COUNTY; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ANNUAL COUNTY FINANCIAL REPORT. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-04-16, Notification that HB1589 is now Act 676 - Sponsors: Steve Crowell (Republican), Bart Schulz (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fourfold recovery for unpaid county checks: benefit, medium. Claimants can seek four times the amount of an unpaid county check or payment warrant ordered by the county court. The fund must have cash available, and the treasurer must have neglected or refused payment. Claimants can recover through a civil lawsuit against the treasurer and those backing the t… - Counties can pay creditors electronically: benefit, low. Arkansas counties can use electronic transfers to pay creditors by order of a court with authority over the case. Electronic payments to federal and state government entities are also allowed. Each claim must first be submitted and approved through the county claim process. Each payment must includ… - Counties must publish yearly financial reports: mixed, low. Arkansas counties must prepare a full annual report using the clerk’s or comptroller’s records and the treasurer’s records. It must cover all operating accounts under the quorum court’s budget authority. Reports show January 1 and December 31 cash balances, revenues by fund and source, spending by… - County payments face tighter fund safeguards: mixed, low. Arkansas county treasurers receive county revenues and pay them out through checks or payment warrants ordered by the county court. They must refuse payments that leave the general fund, taken as a whole, in deficit. Special revenue accounts also have deficit safeguards, with exceptions provided el… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Crowell (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Bart Schulz (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 6:16:33 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | House Vote - Thursday, March 6, 2025 2:05:21 PM | pass | 96 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-04-16: Notification that HB1589 is now Act 676 (House) - 2025-04-10: 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) - 2025-04-09: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-05: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-25: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-25: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1589 - Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1589.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=676.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 - [HB1589 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1589.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=676.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-HB1589-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).