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ArkansasHB16092025 Regular SessionHouse

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING; TO CREATE AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR RECRUITING TRAFFICKED PERSONS FROM CERTAIN PLACES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Sponsored By: Breanne Davis (Republican), Robin Lundstrum (Republican)

Passed

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Breanne Davis

    Republican • Senate

  • Robin Lundstrum

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Alyssa Brown

    Republican • House

  • Sonia Eubanks Barker

    Republican • House

  • Mary Bentley

    Republican • House

  • Frances Cavenaugh

    Republican • House

  • Cindy Crawford

    Republican • House

  • Carol Dalby

    Republican • House

  • Hope Duke

    Republican • House

  • Dolly Henley

    Republican • House

  • Missy Irvin

    Republican • Senate

  • Jane English

    Republican • Senate

  • Julie Mayberry

    Republican • House

  • Karilyn Brown

    Republican • House

  • Kendra Moore

    Republican • House

  • Mindy McAlindon

    Republican • House

  • Rebecca Burkes

    Republican • House

  • DeAnn Vaught

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 222 • No: 0

House vote • 3/17/2025

House Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 1:43:27 PM

Yes: 90 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/11/2025

Senate Vote - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 3:58:33 PM

Yes: 35 • No: 0

House vote • 3/5/2025

House Vote - Wednesday, March 5, 2025 2:54:26 PM

Yes: 97 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1609 is now Act 366

    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. Senate amendment #1 read and concurred in, and the Emergency Clause

    3/17/2025House

  5. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1

    3/13/2025House

  6. Re-referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE

    3/11/2025House

  7. Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1

    3/11/2025House

  8. Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .

    3/11/2025House

  9. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    3/11/2025House

  10. Read the third time and passed.

    3/11/2025House

  11. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    3/10/2025House

  12. Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE

    3/10/2025House

  13. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/10/2025House

  14. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

    3/10/2025House

  15. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1

    3/10/2025House

  16. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE

    3/5/2025House

  17. Received from the House.

    3/5/2025House

  18. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    3/5/2025House

  19. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    3/5/2025House

  20. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    3/4/2025House

  21. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE

    2/26/2025House

  22. Filed

    2/26/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1609 - Introduced

    2/26/2025

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  • Act Version

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