# Arkansas HB1744: TO AMEND THE LAW RELATED TO FERTILIZER. Arkansas HB1744, TO AMEND THE LAW RELATED TO FERTILIZER., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dave Wallace (Republican), Jeremy Wooldridge (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-10 (Notification that HB1744 is now Act 530) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1744-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1744 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW RELATED TO FERTILIZER. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-11 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Notification that HB1744 is now Act 530 - Sponsors: Dave Wallace (Republican), Jeremy Wooldridge (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fertilizer businesses get billed after reporting: benefit, low. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture now invoices the responsible party after receiving its monthly fertilizer tonnage report. Payment no longer accompanies the report. The fee stays at $2.40 per ton or part of a ton. A monthly report totaling less than one ton carries a $2.40 fee. - State oversees fertilizer checks and damages: benefit, low. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture directs inspectors who sample fertilizer and fertilizer-material shipments. It also approves containers used to send samples for testing or inspection. The State Plant Board sets market values for certain materials used to make fertilizer. Those values help ca… - Fertilizer sellers need state registration approval: cost, low. Fertilizer manufacturers, wholesalers called jobbers, and manipulators must register with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. They cannot sell or offer fertilizer or fertilizer materials without approval from the Department or its authorized representative. Forms must list brands, manufacturer… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dave Wallace (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Jeremy Wooldridge (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 5:38:26 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | House Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:39:33 PM | pass | 93 | 1 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-04-10: Notification that HB1744 is now Act 530 (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) - 2025-04-01: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-19: 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 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-11: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1744 - Introduced, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1744.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=530.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) - 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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (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 - [HB1744 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1744.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=530.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) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1744-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).