2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
HB1609
Legislative Summary
To Amend The Law Concerning Human Trafficking; To Create An Enhanced Penalty For Recruiting Trafficked Persons From Certain Places; And To Declare An Emergency.
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Bill History
2/26/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Received from the House.
Senate
3/5/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
3/10/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Senate
3/10/2025
Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
3/10/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
3/10/2025
Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
3/10/2025
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
3/11/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
3/11/2025
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Senate
3/11/2025
Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
Senate
3/11/2025
Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Re-referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Senate amendment #1 read and concurred in, and the Emergency Clause
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
TO BE ENROLLED
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Notification that HB1609 is now Act 366
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Amendment S1
Senate Amendment S1
3/6/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
3/17/2025
90
Yea
0
Nay
10
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/11/2025
35
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/5/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/5/2025
98
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/20/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 18
Primary Sponsor
Robin Lundstrum
Republican
Co-Sponsors (17)
Breanne Davis
Republican
Kendra Moore
Republican
Dolly Henley
Republican
Deann Vaught
Republican
Hope Duke
Republican
Sonia Eubanks Barker
Republican
Mary Bentley
Republican
Alyssa Brown
Republican
Karilyn Brown
Republican
Rebecca Burkes
Republican
Frances Cavenaugh
Republican
Cindy Crawford
Republican
Carol Dalby
Republican
Julie Mayberry
Republican
Mindy McAlindon
Republican
Missy Irvin
Republican
Jane English
Republican