2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
SB326
Legislative Summary
To Amend The Arkansas Juvenile Code Of 1989 And The Child Maltreatment Act; To Modify Guidelines For A Judgment Made In The Best Interest Of A Child; And To Amend Procedures Around Reporting Child Maltreatment.
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Bill History
2/26/2025
Filed
Senate
2/26/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
3/10/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Senate
3/12/2025
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
3/12/2025
Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
3/12/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
3/13/2025
Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
3/19/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2
Senate
3/20/2025
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
3/20/2025
Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
3/20/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
3/31/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
3/31/2025
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate
3/31/2025
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Read the third time and failed.
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Amendment S2
Senate Amendment S2
3/19/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S1
Senate Amendment S1
3/10/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
4/16/2025
15
Yea
51
Nay
34
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading
3/31/2025
30
Yea
3
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/31/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Alan Clark
Republican