# Arkansas SB305: TO REQUIRE CERTAIN TESTING OF PROCESSED MARIJUANA PRODUCTS SOLD AS MEDICAL MARIJUANA. Arkansas SB305, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN TESTING OF PROCESSED MARIJUANA PRODUCTS SOLD AS MEDICAL MARIJUANA., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Clint Penzo (Republican), Aaron Pilkington (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-09 (Notification that SB305 is now Act 491) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB305-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB305 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO REQUIRE CERTAIN TESTING OF PROCESSED MARIJUANA PRODUCTS SOLD AS MEDICAL MARIJUANA. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-04-09, Notification that SB305 is now Act 491 - Sponsors: Clint Penzo (Republican), Aaron Pilkington (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (112 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New testing rules for medical marijuana products: benefit, low. Arkansas requires processed medical marijuana products to be tested after processing is complete, in finished form ready for packaging. This covers marijuana changed for human use through extraction, concentration, encapsulation, chemical changes, or other processing. Covered forms include edibles,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Clint Penzo (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Aaron Pilkington (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:43:37 PM | pass | 77 | 4 | 8 | | 2025-03-13 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, March 13, 2025 2:38:35 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-04-09: Notification that SB305 is now Act 491 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-02: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-01: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-13: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE RULES (House) - 2025-03-13: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-13: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB305 - Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB305.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=491.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 - [SB305 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB305.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=491.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-SB305-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).