# Arkansas HB1630: TO ADD A MISDEMEANOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OFFENSE TO THE PREDICATE OFFENSES FOR CAPITAL MURDER, MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, AND MANSLAUGHTER.

Arkansas HB1630, TO ADD A MISDEMEANOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OFFENSE TO THE PREDICATE OFFENSES FOR CAPITAL MURDER, MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, AND MANSLAUGHTER., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), Ben Gilmore (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-14 (Notification that HB1630 is now Act 599) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1630
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO ADD A MISDEMEANOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OFFENSE TO THE PREDICATE OFFENSES FOR CAPITAL MURDER, MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, AND MANSLAUGHTER.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-04-14, Notification that HB1630 is now Act 599
- Sponsors: Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), Ben Gilmore (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (105 yes, 19 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Drug delivery brings broader homicide charges: cost, medium. Arkansas law adds misdemeanor offenses involving actual drug delivery as a basis for capital murder, first-degree murder, and manslaughter. The murder rules cover people acting alone or with others who commit or attempt the delivery offense. They or an accomplice must cause a death during and furth…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ben Gilmore (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 7:47:56 PM | pass | 28 | 7 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | House Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:07:54 PM | pass | 77 | 12 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-04-14: Notification that HB1630 is now Act 599 (House)
- 2025-04-09: 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)
- 2025-04-08: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-19: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House)
- 2025-03-19: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House)
- 2025-02-27: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-02-27: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1630 - Introduced, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1630.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=599.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)
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## Sources
- [HB1630 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1630.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=599.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-HB1630-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).