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ArkansasHB19592025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

TO ABOLISH THE USE OF A WRIT OF SCIRE FACIAS AS THE MEANS OF REVIVING AN OUTSTANDING JUDGMENT; TO ALLOW A JUDGMENT TO BE REVIVED BY NOTICE; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE FEES TO BE CHARGED BY CLERKS OF THE CIRCUIT COURTS.

Sponsored By: Matt Brown (Republican), Matt McKee (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Creditors revive judgments with notices

Arkansas creditors can revive unpaid judgments by filing and serving a notice, replacing the old court-order process. Creditors must file before the lien expires and within 10 years of the judgment or previous revival notice filing. The notice must name the creditor and debtor, identify the court and case, and show the balance after payments and credits. It must state the creditor's intent to keep the lien on the debtor's property in the filing county. Creditors must send the notice by first-class mail to the debtor's last known address. If the debtor cannot be located and mailing is not feasible, courthouse-door posting for four weeks is required. Service revives the lien, with its legal effect dating back to the notice's filing date. For a judgment already recorded in another county's property records, recording the filed notice there continues that lien. Creditors pay $20 to file the notice but do not pay a separate reopening fee. This simpler process helps creditors preserve liens and leaves debtors subject to continued collection.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Matt Brown

    Republican • House

  • Matt McKee

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 130 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/16/2025

Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 16, 2025 10:43:07 AM

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 4/10/2025

House Vote - Thursday, April 10, 2025 4:10:56 PM

Yes: 96 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1959 is now Act 986

    4/22/2025House

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    4/16/2025House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/16/2025House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    4/16/2025House

  5. Returned to the House as passed.

    4/16/2025Senate

  6. Read the third time and passed.

    4/16/2025Senate

  7. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    4/14/2025Senate

  8. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE

    4/10/2025Senate

  9. Received from the House.

    4/10/2025Senate

  10. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/10/2025House

  11. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/9/2025House

  12. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

    4/9/2025House

  13. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

    4/9/2025House

  14. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

    4/8/2025House

  15. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE

    4/1/2025House

  16. Filed

    4/1/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1959 - Introduced

    4/1/2025

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  • Act Version

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