# Arkansas SB14: TO ALLOW FOR THE DIRECT PAYMENT OR DELIVERY OF PROPERTY TO AN APPARENT OWNER UNDER THE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

Arkansas SB14, TO ALLOW FOR THE DIRECT PAYMENT OR DELIVERY OF PROPERTY TO AN APPARENT OWNER UNDER THE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dave Wallace (Republican), Jon Milligan (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-18 (Notification that SB14 is now Act 114); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB14-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SB14
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO ALLOW FOR THE DIRECT PAYMENT OR DELIVERY OF PROPERTY TO AN APPARENT OWNER UNDER THE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-18
- Last action: 2025-02-18, Notification that SB14 is now Act 114
- Sponsors: Dave Wallace (Republican), Jon Milligan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Unclaimed property owners may receive direct returns: benefit, low. Arkansas’s unclaimed-property administrator may return property worth less than $5,000 directly to someone who has not filed a claim. The person must be named as the apparent owner in a report filed under the state’s unclaimed-property law. The administrator must reasonably believe the person is en…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dave Wallace (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Jon Milligan (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-13 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 13, 2025 2:34:53 PM | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, January 30, 2025 11:22:44 AM | pass | 34 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-02-18: Notification that SB14 is now Act 114 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House)
- 2025-01-30: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-01-30: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House)
- 2025-01-30: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2024-12-18: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB14 - Introduced, 2024-12-18: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB14.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=114.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
- [SB14 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB14.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=114.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-SB14-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).