# Arkansas HB1740: TO EXEMPT CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION FROM THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967.

Arkansas HB1740, TO EXEMPT CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION FROM THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Steve Crowell (Republican), Kendra Moore (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-14 (Notification that HB1740 is now Act 585) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1740
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO EXEMPT CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION FROM THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Last action: 2025-04-14, Notification that HB1740 is now Act 585
- Sponsors: Steve Crowell (Republican), Kendra Moore (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (121 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More privacy, less access to animal records: mixed, low. The law exempts two types of records from public records requests when Arkansas’s Department of Agriculture receives or holds them. These are veterinary inspection certificates and personal information obtained from or linked to animal electronic identification tags. This protects people’s privacy…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steve Crowell (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kendra Moore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Harlan Breaux (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cameron Cooper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce Cozart (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Whitaker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brad Hall (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremiah Moore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lane Jean (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Roger D. Lynch (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ron McNair (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chad Puryear (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marcus E. Richmond (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tracy Steele (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Unger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: DeAnn Vaught (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Walker (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 9:30:55 PM | pass | 27 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025-04-01 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, April 1, 2025 3:37:33 PM | pass | 94 | 0 | 3 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-14: Notification that HB1740 is now Act 585 (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)
- 2025-04-03: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-31: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-11: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-03-11: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1740 - Introduced, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1740.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=585.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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## Sources
- [HB1740 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1740.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=585.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-HB1740-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).