All Roll Calls
Yes: 132 • No: 0
ArkansasHB18152025 Regular SessionHouse
TO AMEND THE STATE'S JURISDICTION OVER FEDERAL LANDS; AND TO RETAIN JUVENILE JUSTICE JURISDICTION BY THE STATE.
Sponsored By: Dave Wallace (Republican), Mark Perry (Democratic)
Enacted
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3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Arkansas courts handle military base juvenile cases
Arkansas circuit courts or their juvenile divisions have sole authority over certain juvenile cases on military installations. This applies when shared state and federal authority has been established under Arkansas law. The alleged act must occur within the installation and be a crime under state law. The law also preserves state authority to investigate and decide juvenile cases referred by federal authorities under shared jurisdiction.
State legal process loses express protection
The law removes an express assurance about Arkansas civil and criminal legal process on federally purchased grounds. That assurance said giving up state jurisdiction did not prevent carrying out state legal process against people there. Removing it does not itself ban all state legal process on those grounds.
New rules for Arkansas federal lands
The law authorizes federal purchases of installation sites and gives the United States governing authority over those grounds. Arkansas gives up its right to tax the land and improvements while the United States owns them. Land acquired to expand an existing installation follows that installation's jurisdiction rules. When lawmakers are not in session, the Governor must send proposed jurisdiction transfers to the Legislative Council. The notice must include comments from the Governor and Attorney General. A transfer takes effect only if lawmakers approve it by an act before the end of the transmitting session. Federal and state or local authorities can make agreements assigning services and legal duties for installations. Those agreements must be filed with the local county clerk and compiled by the Attorney General for each installation.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Dave Wallace
Republican • Senate
Mark Perry
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Republican • House
Mary Bentley
Republican • House
David Whitaker
Democratic • House
Denise Jones Ennett
Democratic • House
Fred Allen
Democratic • House
Ashley Hudson
Democratic • House
Jim Dotson
Republican • Senate
Jay Richardson
Democratic • House
Karilyn Brown
Republican • House
Kim Hammer
Republican • Senate
Austin McCollum
Republican • House
Richard McGrew
Republican • House
Jon Milligan
Republican • House
Stetson Painter
Republican • House
R. Scott Richardson
Republican • House
David Ray
Republican • House
Marcus E. Richmond
Republican • House
Stan Berry
Republican • House
Stephen Meeks
Republican • House
Steve Unger
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/9/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 8:26:30 PM
Yes: 35 • No: 0
House vote • 4/2/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 2:46:47 PM
Yes: 97 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1815 is now Act 687
4/16/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/10/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/10/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
4/10/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
4/9/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/9/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
4/7/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
4/2/2025SenateReceived from the House.
4/2/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/2/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
4/1/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/31/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
3/31/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
3/31/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
3/17/2025HouseFiled
3/17/2025House
Bill Text
HB1815 - Introduced
3/17/2025
Act Version
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