2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
HB1636
Legislative Summary
To Amend The Arkansas Soft Drink Tax Act, As Affirmed By Referred Act 1 Of 1994; And To Phase Out The Soft Drink Tax Based On Sales Tax Collections From Sales Of Soft Drinks.
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Bill History
3/3/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Read the third time and failed.
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
WITHDRAWN BY AUTHOR
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Recommended for study in the Interim by the Committee on REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Amendment H2
House Amendment H2
3/11/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment H1
House Amendment H1
3/10/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
4/7/2025
49
Yea
38
Nay
13
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/3/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 46
Primary Sponsor
David Ray
Republican
Co-Sponsors (45)
Jim Petty
Republican
RJ Hawk
Republican
Jeremiah Moore
Republican
Brandon Achor
Republican
Wade Andrews
Republican
Howard Beaty
Republican
Mary Bentley
Republican
Stan Berry
Republican
Harlan Breaux
Republican
Keith Brooks
Republican
Alyssa Brown
Republican
Karilyn Brown
Republican
Matt Brown
Republican
Nick Burkes
Republican
John Carr
Republican
Cameron Cooper
Republican
Bruce Cozart
Republican
Cindy Crawford
Republican
Matt Duffield
Republican
James Eaton
Republican
Tony Furman
Republican
Zack Gramlich
Republican
Steve Hollowell
Republican
Jack Ladyman
Republican
Wayne Long
Republican
Robin Lundstrum
Republican
Mindy McAlindon
Republican
Austin Mccollum
Republican
Brit McKenzie
Republican
Ron Mcnair
Republican
Stephen Meeks
Republican
Jason Nazarenko
Republican
Scott Richardson
Republican
Marcus Richmond
Republican
Ryan Rose
Republican
Johnny Rye
Republican
Dwight Tosh
Republican
Kendon Underwood
Republican
Steve Unger
Republican
Deann Vaught
Republican
Carlton Wing
Republican
Richard Womack
Republican
Rick Beck
Republican
Randy Torres
Republican
Matt McKee
Republican