# Arkansas SCR1: TO ADOPT THE JOINT RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Arkansas SCR1, TO ADOPT THE JOINT RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brian S. Evans (Republican), Bart Hester (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-02-04 (Approved by the Governor.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SCR1
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO ADOPT THE JOINT RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Approved by the Governor.
- Sponsors: Brian S. Evans (Republican), Bart Hester (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Students face delays in scholarship changes: cost, low. The law delays bills creating or changing scholarships funded by state lottery proceeds or the Higher Education Grants Fund Account. These bills cannot take effect until at least one year after the year they become law. Students may therefore wait longer for new scholarships or changes to existing…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian S. Evans (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bart Hester (Republican), Senate

## Actions (15)

- 2025-02-04: Approved by the Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Returned from the House as concurred in. (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Returned to Senate concurred in. (House)
- 2025-01-30: Read and adopted and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-01-29: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House)
- 2025-01-21: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE RULES (House)
- 2025-01-21: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House)
- 2025-01-21: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Read the third time and adopted. (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to SENATE RULES, RESOLUTIONS & MEMORIALS (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- SCR1 - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSCR1.pdf)

## 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
- [SCR1 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSCR1.pdf)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SCR1-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).