# Arkansas SB263: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.

Arkansas SB263, TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Steve Crowell (Republican), Bart Schulz (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-18 (Notification that SB263 is now Act 330); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SB263
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-03-18, Notification that SB263 is now Act 330
- Sponsors: Steve Crowell (Republican), Bart Schulz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 105
- 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

- Arkansas homeowners get larger property tax credits: benefit, medium. Arkansas increases the property tax credit for homeowners with a qualifying homestead from $500 to $600 per assessment year. That provides $100 more in annual property tax relief. The increase applies to assessment years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steve Crowell (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Bart Schulz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alyssa Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alan Clark (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brandon Achor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wade Andrews (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Breanne Davis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Blake Johnson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sonia Eubanks Barker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lincoln Barnett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Howard M. Beaty, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Harlan Breaux (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith Brooks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cameron Cooper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clint Penzo (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ronald Caldwell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frances Cavenaugh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Childress (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole Clowney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce Cozart (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cindy Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Denise Garner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Sullivan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dave Wallace (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Whitaker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Dalby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tyler Dees (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Duffield (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Hope Duke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Eaton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Les D. Eaves (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Denise Jones Ennett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brian S. Evans (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Fredrick J. Love (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Flippo (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tony Furman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Leding (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Stubblefield (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Gilmore (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Gonzales (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Diana Gonzales Worthen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brad Hall (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: RJ Hawk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dolly Henley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bart Hester (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ricky Hill (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Holcomb (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Hollowell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ashley Hudson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Missy Irvin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Boyd (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joshua Bryant (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jonathan Dismang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jane English (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeremiah Moore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Payton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jim Petty (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jay Richardson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Scott (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joey L. Carr (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Karilyn Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth B. Ferguson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Hammer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kendra Moore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wayne Long (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robin Lundstrum (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Johnson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Maddox (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stephen Magie (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mindy McAlindon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick McClure (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Austin McCollum (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tippi McCullough (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jessie McGruder (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ron McNair (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jon Milligan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Burkes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stetson Painter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shad Pearce (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Perry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chad Puryear (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Burkes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Reginald Murdock (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: R. Scott Richardson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Ray (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Terry Rice (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marcus E. Richmond (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan A. Rose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johnny Rye (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stephanie Flowers (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joy Springer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Trey Steimel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Stone (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Randy Torres (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dwight Tosh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kendon Underwood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Unger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: DeAnn Vaught (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Walker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Les Warren (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carlton Wing (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Wooldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Wooten (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-12 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, March 12, 2025 2:14:10 PM | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 3, 2025 2:21:56 PM | pass | 33 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-03-18: Notification that SB263 is now Act 330 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-03-12: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-11: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-03-03: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House)
- 2025-03-03: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to REVENUE & TAX - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB263 - Introduced, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB263.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=330.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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## Sources
- [SB263 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB263.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=330.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB263-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).