# Arkansas SB265: TO REDUCE AND MODIFY THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE LICENSING COMMITTEE RELATING TO WASTEWATER AND THE LICENSING COMMITTEE RELATING TO SOLID WASTE; AND TO AMEND THE APPRENTICESHIP LICENSES IN SOLID WASTE LICENSING. Arkansas SB265, TO REDUCE AND MODIFY THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE LICENSING COMMITTEE RELATING TO WASTEWATER AND THE LICENSING COMMITTEE RELATING TO SOLID WASTE; AND TO AMEND THE APPRENTICESHIP LICENSES IN SOLID WASTE LICENSING., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Zack Gramlich (Republican), Missy Irvin (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-12 (Notification that SB265 is now Act 294) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB265-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB265 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO REDUCE AND MODIFY THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE LICENSING COMMITTEE RELATING TO WASTEWATER AND THE LICENSING COMMITTEE RELATING TO SOLID WASTE; AND TO AMEND THE APPRENTICESHIP LICENSES IN SOLID WASTE LICENSING. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-03-12, Notification that SB265 is now Act 294 - Sponsors: Zack Gramlich (Republican), Missy Irvin (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (161 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Longer apprenticeship licenses for solid waste trainees: benefit, low. Arkansas’s Division of Environmental Quality can issue two-year apprenticeship licenses to solid waste facility operators-in-training, instead of one-year licenses. This gives trainees more time before their licenses expire. The law does not specify a fee change. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Zack Gramlich (Republican), House - Sponsor: Missy Irvin (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-11 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 2:00:22 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 10, 2025 2:46:00 PM | pass | 94 | 0 | 3 | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, February 27, 2025 1:35:32 PM | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-03-12: Notification that SB265 is now Act 294 (Senate) - 2025-03-11: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House) - 2025-03-10: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-05: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-05: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-03-04: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-27: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-27: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-02-27: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-25: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB265 - Introduced, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB265.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=294.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) - 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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (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 - [SB265 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB265.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=294.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) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [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-SB265-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).