# Arkansas HB1633: TO AMEND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER SCHOOLS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Arkansas HB1633, TO AMEND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER SCHOOLS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Keith Brooks (Republican), Bart Hester (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-08 (Notification that HB1633 is now Act 475); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1633
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO AMEND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER SCHOOLS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-28
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Notification that HB1633 is now Act 475
- Sponsors: Keith Brooks (Republican), Bart Hester (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (254 yes, 28 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Homeschoolers face private-school sports limits: mixed, medium. Students who leave an Arkansas Activities Association member school to homeschool are immediately eligible for private-school interscholastic activities. However, withdrawal from an Association member school's varsity activity within the past 365 days bars private-school varsity play. Other homesch…
- Homeschoolers get sports access with limits: mixed, medium. Homeschooled students entering grades 7–10 can start sports at a nonresident public school upon approval by June 1. Missing that deadline bars varsity sports at an Arkansas Activities Association member school for up to 365 days. Students who leave an Association member school to homeschool can imm…
- School transfers bring sports deadlines and paperwork: mixed, medium. Students entering grades 7–10 get immediate athletic eligibility after qualifying transfers when enrolled at the receiving school by June 1. This covers private-school transfers and transfers under the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act or Public School Choice Act of 2015. Missing June 1…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Keith Brooks (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bart Hester (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian S. Evans (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: RJ Hawk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jane English (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew J. Shepherd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jessie McGruder (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 2:12:33 PM | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 6:42:49 PM | pass | 26 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 6:41:16 PM | pass | 22 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 6:40:54 PM | fail | 14 | 16 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, March 12, 2025 1:55:46 PM | pass | 97 | 0 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-04-08: Notification that HB1633 is now Act 475 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House)
- 2025-04-02: TO BE ENROLLED (House)
- 2025-04-02: Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. (House)
- 2025-04-01: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Re-referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-03-20: Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Motion to Expunge the Vote by which the Emergency Clause failed of adoption. Motion carried. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Emergency Clause failed of adoption. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Roll Call Requested. Five Hands were seen. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Motion for Immediate Consideration. Motion failed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House)
- 2025-03-12: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-10: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House)
- 2025-03-10: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House)
- 2025-03-10: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House)
- 2025-03-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-02-28: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1633 - Introduced, 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1633.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=475.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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## Sources
- [HB1633 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1633.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=475.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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- [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025)
- [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025)
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- [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1633-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).