All Roll Calls
Yes: 120 • No: 1
ArkansasHB17042025 Regular SessionHouse
TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING CHILD CUSTODY IN MATTERS WHERE A PARENT IS A FIRST RESPONDER.
Sponsored By: Alan Clark (Republican), Wade Andrews (Republican)
Enacted
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Custody protections for military and first-responder parents
Arkansas courts cannot permanently change custody or visitation solely because a parent is mobilized or has a first-responder work schedule. First responders include firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and certified law enforcement officers. A mobilized parent is a military member called to active duty or ordered to serve outside the state or country. Covered forces include the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, National Guard, reserves, and other U.S. or Arkansas military branches and auxiliaries. Courts must decide whether temporary custody or visitation changes are appropriate for children of these parents. They must consider ways to maximize the parent's time and contact with the child, while protecting the child's best interests. For mobilized parents, courts consider duty length, duty stations, leave opportunities, past contact, the mission if known, and other relevant factors. Courts retain power to permanently change orders when a parent volunteers for permanent military duty as a career.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Alan Clark
Republican • Senate
Wade Andrews
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/20/2025
Senate Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 3:35:42 PM
Yes: 32 • No: 1
House vote • 3/17/2025
House Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 2:04:25 PM
Yes: 88 • No: 0 • Other: 4
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1704 is now Act 388
3/25/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
3/21/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
3/20/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
3/20/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
3/20/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
3/20/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
3/19/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
3/17/2025SenateReceived from the House.
3/17/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/17/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/13/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
3/13/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
3/13/2025HouseReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
3/12/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on AGING, CHILDREN AND YOUTH, & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS- HOUSE
3/6/2025HouseFiled
3/6/2025House
Bill Text
HB1704 - Introduced
3/6/2025
Act Version
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