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ArkansasHB16852025 Regular SessionHouse

TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES LEVIED ON FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS, AS AFFIRMED BY REFERRED ACT 19 OF 1958; AND TO EXEMPT GROCERIES FROM STATE SALES AND USE TAXES.

Sponsored By: Bart Hester (Republican), Kendon Underwood (Republican)

Passed

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Bart Hester

    Republican • Senate

  • Kendon Underwood

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Alyssa Brown

    Republican • House

  • Brandon Achor

    Republican • House

  • Brit McKenzie

    Republican • House

  • Sonia Eubanks Barker

    Republican • House

  • Howard M. Beaty, Jr.

    Republican • House

  • Mary Bentley

    Republican • House

  • Harlan Breaux

    Republican • House

  • Keith Brooks

    Republican • House

  • Frances Cavenaugh

    Republican • House

  • Cindy Crawford

    Republican • House

  • Brian S. Evans

    Republican • House

  • Tony Furman

    Republican • House

  • Jimmy Gazaway

    Republican • House

  • Justin Gonzales

    Republican • House

  • Zack Gramlich

    Republican • House

  • RJ Hawk

    Republican • House

  • Steve Hollowell

    Republican • House

  • Jeremiah Moore

    Republican • House

  • Jay Richardson

    Democratic • House

  • John P. Carr

    Republican • House

  • Karilyn Brown

    Republican • House

  • Wayne Long

    Republican • House

  • Robin Lundstrum

    Republican • House

  • Matt Brown

    Republican • House

  • Mark D. McElroy

    Republican • House

  • Mindy McAlindon

    Republican • House

  • Rick McClure

    Republican • House

  • Austin McCollum

    Republican • House

  • Nick Burkes

    Republican • House

  • Stetson Painter

    Republican • House

  • Aaron Pilkington

    Republican • House

  • Rebecca Burkes

    Republican • House

  • R. Scott Richardson

    Republican • House

  • David Ray

    Republican • House

  • Ryan A. Rose

    Republican • House

  • Johnny Rye

    Republican • House

  • Randy Torres

    Republican • House

  • DeAnn Vaught

    Republican • House

  • Jeremy Wooldridge

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 319 • No: 2

House vote • 4/16/2025

House Vote - Wednesday, April 16, 2025 1:33:08 PM

Yes: 95 • No: 0

House vote • 4/16/2025

House Vote - Wednesday, April 16, 2025 1:34:04 PM

Yes: 93 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/14/2025

Senate Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 3:06:22 PM

Yes: 35 • No: 0

House vote • 4/7/2025

House Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 3:22:52 PM

Yes: 96 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1685 is now Act 1008

    4/22/2025House

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    4/16/2025House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/16/2025House

  4. Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in.

    4/16/2025House

  5. Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

    4/16/2025House

  6. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 & 2

    4/15/2025House

  7. Re-referred to the Committee on REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE

    4/14/2025House

  8. Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2

    4/14/2025House

  9. Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 & 2 .

    4/14/2025House

  10. Read the third time and passed.

    4/14/2025House

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

    4/10/2025House

  12. Re-referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE

    4/9/2025House

  13. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/9/2025House

  14. Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

    4/9/2025House

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

    4/9/2025House

  16. Rules suspended.

    4/9/2025House

  17. Re-referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE

    4/8/2025House

  18. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/8/2025House

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

    4/8/2025House

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

    4/8/2025House

  21. Rules suspended.

    4/8/2025House

  22. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE

    4/7/2025House

  23. Received from the House.

    4/7/2025House

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

    4/7/2025House

  25. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/3/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1685 - Introduced

    3/5/2025

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  • Act Version

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