# Arkansas SB147: TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFORMATION AND SHARED SERVICES; AND TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFORMATION AND SHARED SERVICES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Arkansas SB147, TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFORMATION AND SHARED SERVICES; AND TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFORMATION AND SHARED SERVICES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), Jim Dotson (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-27 (Notification that SB147 is now Act 205); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB147-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB147 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFORMATION AND SHARED SERVICES; AND TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFORMATION AND SHARED SERVICES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2025-02-27, Notification that SB147 is now Act 205 - Sponsors: Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), Jim Dotson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (112 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas board runs parole information app: benefit, low. The Arkansas Post-Prison Transfer Board runs the Safe Arkansas App to the extent federal law permits. The app provides information about inmates being considered for parole and people on parole. The Board may get help from the Division of Information Systems or hire database and data-processing ser… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jim Dotson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-26 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, February 26, 2025 3:02:10 PM | pass | 80 | 8 | 5 | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, February 10, 2025 1:51:26 PM | pass | 32 | 1 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-02-27: Notification that SB147 is now Act 205 (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Notification that SB147 is now Act 205 (Senate) - 2025-02-26: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-02-26: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-26: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-02-26: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-24: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-10: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-10: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-02-10: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-10: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-05: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB147 - Introduced, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB147.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=205.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 - [SB147 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB147.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=205.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-SB147-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).