# Arkansas HB1658: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES; AND TO DEFINE "DEPLOYMENT" FOR PURPOSES OF THE EXCEPTION TO THE ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES RELATED TO PROPERTY TAXES.

Arkansas HB1658, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES; AND TO DEFINE "DEPLOYMENT" FOR PURPOSES OF THE EXCEPTION TO THE ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES RELATED TO PROPERTY TAXES., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dave Wallace (Republican), Jason Nazarenko (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-10 (Notification that HB1658 is now Act 550); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1658
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES; AND TO DEFINE "DEPLOYMENT" FOR PURPOSES OF THE EXCEPTION TO THE ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES RELATED TO PROPERTY TAXES.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Notification that HB1658 is now Act 550
- Sponsors: Dave Wallace (Republican), Jason Nazarenko (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Property tax penalty relief for deployed troops: benefit, low. Arkansas law bars property-tax penalties during qualifying military deployments and for one tax year after deployment ends. This protection covers members of the U.S. Armed Forces, reserves, and National Guard. Deployment means assignment outside Arkansas under a Title 10 active-duty order, whether…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dave Wallace (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Jason Nazarenko (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 5:51:19 PM | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 31, 2025 2:26:48 PM | pass | 97 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-04-10: Notification that HB1658 is now Act 550 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House)
- 2025-04-07: TO BE ENROLLED (House)
- 2025-04-07: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-04-07: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-20: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (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)
- 2025-03-04: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-03-04: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1658 - Introduced, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1658.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=550.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)
- HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed)
- 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)
- 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
- [HB1658 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1658.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=550.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)
- [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)
- [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-HB1658-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).