2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
HB1049
Legislative Summary
To Amend Arkansas Law Concerning Criminal Offenses; And To Criminalize Unlawful Squatting.
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Bill History
11/21/2024
Filed
House of Representatives
1/13/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
2/12/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Senate
2/13/2025
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
2/13/2025
Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
2/13/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
2/18/2025
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
2/18/2025
Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
2/18/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
2/24/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
2/24/2025
Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 & 2 .
Senate
2/24/2025
Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
TO BE ENROLLED
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Notification that HB1049 is now Act 238
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Amendment S2
Senate Amendment S2
2/17/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S1
Senate Amendment S1
2/12/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment H1
House Amendment H1
2/3/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment H2
House Amendment H2
2/3/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in.
2/27/2025
92
Yea
2
Nay
6
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
2/25/2025
91
Yea
0
Nay
9
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
2/24/2025
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
2/10/2025
89
Yea
2
Nay
9
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 60
Primary Sponsor
Dwight Tosh
Republican
Co-Sponsors (59)
Ronald Caldwell
Republican
Richard McGrew
Republican
Robin Lundstrum
Republican
Wade Andrews
Republican
Sonia Eubanks Barker
Republican
Howard Beaty
Republican
Rick Beck
Republican
Mary Bentley
Republican
Stan Berry
Republican
Keith Brooks
Republican
Karilyn Brown
Republican
Matt Brown
Republican
Rebecca Burkes
Republican
Joey Carr
Republican
John Carr
Republican
Frances Cavenaugh
Republican
Paul Childress
Republican
Cameron Cooper
Republican
Bruce Cozart
Republican
Cindy Crawford
Republican
Matt Duffield
Republican
Hope Duke
Republican
Les Eaves
Republican
Brian Evans
Republican
Tony Furman
Republican
Justin Gonzales
Republican
Zack Gramlich
Republican
RJ Hawk
Republican
Mike Holcomb
Republican
Steve Hollowell
Republican
Lane Jean
Republican
Lee Johnson
Republican
Jack Ladyman
Republican
Wayne Long
Republican
Roger Lynch
Republican
John Maddox
Republican
Julie Mayberry
Republican
Mindy McAlindon
Republican
Rick McClure
Republican
Mark McElroy
Republican
Ron Mcnair
Republican
Stephen Meeks
Republican
Jon Milligan
Republican
Jeremiah Moore
Republican
Stetson Painter
Republican
Shad Pearce
Republican
Chad Puryear
Republican
David Ray
Republican
Scott Richardson
Republican
Marcus Richmond
Republican
Johnny Rye
Republican
Bart Schulz
Republican
Matthew Shepherd
Republican
Trey Steimel
Republican
Steve Unger
Republican
Deann Vaught
Republican
Steven Walker
Republican
Les Warren
Republican
Jim Wooten
Republican