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ArkansasSB4582025 Regular SessionSenate

TO REQUIRE A COURT TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF FACTORS SUCH AS TRAUMA AND INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM ON A PERSON WHO COMMITTED A CRIME AS A MINOR DURING A TRANSFER OR SENTENCING HEARING.

Sponsored By: Nicole Clowney (Democratic), Greg Leding (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Courts must weigh youth and trauma

Arkansas courts must consider young people's mental, physical, educational, and social histories at transfer and extended juvenile jurisdiction hearings. This includes childhood trauma, child welfare or foster care involvement, and being a victim of human trafficking, sexual abuse, or rape. Courts must also consider these experiences when sentencing someone for an offense committed before age 18. At sentencing, judges must weigh how trauma affected behavior and how youth differs from adulthood, including young people's reduced blameworthiness. These requirements do not guarantee a lower sentence or a decision to keep a case in juvenile court.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Nicole Clowney

    Democratic • House

  • Greg Leding

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 151 • No: 2

Senate vote • 4/15/2025

Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 1:31:34 PM

Yes: 34 • No: 0 • Other: 1

House vote • 4/14/2025

House Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 6:49:03 PM

Yes: 82 • No: 2 • Other: 9

Senate vote • 4/8/2025

Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 3:05:06 PM

Yes: 35 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB458 is now Act 988

    4/23/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/16/2025Senate

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

    4/16/2025Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/15/2025Senate

  5. Read the third time and passed.

    4/15/2025Senate

  6. Rules suspended.

    4/15/2025Senate

  7. House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.

    4/15/2025Senate

  8. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

    4/15/2025Senate

  9. Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .

    4/14/2025Senate

  10. Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1

    4/14/2025House

  11. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/14/2025House

  12. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/10/2025House

  13. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/9/2025House

  14. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

    4/9/2025House

  15. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

    4/9/2025House

  16. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE

    4/8/2025House

  17. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    4/8/2025House

  18. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

    4/8/2025Senate

  19. Read the third time and passed.

    4/8/2025Senate

  20. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/7/2025Senate

  21. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

    4/7/2025Senate

  22. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

    4/7/2025Senate

  23. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

    4/2/2025Senate

  24. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE

    3/13/2025Senate

  25. Filed

    3/13/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB458 - Introduced

    3/13/2025

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  • Act Version

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