# Arkansas HB1931: TO CREATE THE RECIDIVISM REDUCTION SYSTEM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Arkansas HB1931, TO CREATE THE RECIDIVISM REDUCTION SYSTEM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Howard M. Beaty, Jr. (Republican), Ben Gilmore (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-16 (Notification that HB1931 is now Act 694); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1931-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1931 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO CREATE THE RECIDIVISM REDUCTION SYSTEM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-31 - Last action: 2025-04-16, Notification that HB1931 is now Act 694 - Sponsors: Howard M. Beaty, Jr. (Republican), Ben Gilmore (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (124 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More support for people leaving prison: benefit, medium. The law creates a reentry deputy director and requires at least one reentry coordinator at each Arkansas correctional facility. Coordinators work with every inmate on release plans for housing and employment, including resumes, applications, and workforce connections. They provide transition and fa… - Arkansas launches and checks prison reentry: benefit, low. The law takes effect immediately under its emergency clause; the corrections secretary must implement the system within 180 days. The secretary must plan assessments of all current inmates by December 31, 2026, with ranking reports guiding program placement. Up to 150 vacant correctional officer po… - Job-focused education partnerships for Arkansas inmates: benefit, low. Arkansas corrections must establish policies for education, training, apprenticeship, and employment-help partnerships. Annual coordination with the Chief Workforce Officer aligns training with jobs available after release. College instruction uses volunteers, scholarships, Pell Grants, or other so… - Education access limits for some inmates: cost, medium. Inmates in maximum custody or detention cannot join education programs unless digital learning is available. Inmates sentenced to death are excluded. Foreign citizens or nationals who are not legally present in the United States are also excluded. Those legally present are excluded if they have a d… - Inmates earn privileges through program participation: mixed, low. Arkansas corrections must reward program participation and completion. Successful participants who show lasting positive behavior may earn more phone time, visits, commissary spending limits, property, or recreation. Rewards can also include preferred or skilled work assignments. Refusing an assign… - Inmates get plans and required programs: mixed, low. Arkansas corrections staff assess every inmate at intake, repeat assessments, and update a personal program plan. Inmates receive assessment results, discuss their plans, and must participate throughout incarceration. Programs include education, job skills, substance-use and sex-offender treatment,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Howard M. Beaty, Jr. (Republican), House - Sponsor: Ben Gilmore (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 11:02:41 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 2:38:39 PM | pass | 89 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (19) - 2025-04-16: Notification that HB1931 is now Act 694 (House) - 2025-04-10: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-10: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-10: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-04-08: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-07: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-04-07: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-04-07: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-04-03: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House) - 2025-03-31: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-31: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1931 - Introduced, 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1931.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=694.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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - 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) - 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 - [HB1931 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1931.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=694.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) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [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-HB1931-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).