2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
HB1680
Legislative Summary
To Prevent A Foreign-party-controlled Business From Leasing Land; And To Prohibit A Prohibited Foreign Party From Holding An Interest In Real Property Or Agricultural Land In Certain Circumstances.
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Bill History
3/4/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- HOUSE
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Received from the House.
Senate
4/3/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE
Senate
4/8/2025
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
4/14/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/14/2025
Returned to the House as passed.
Senate
4/14/2025
Returned from the Senate as passed.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
TO BE ENROLLED
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Notification that HB1680 is now Act 810
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Amendment H1
House Amendment H1
3/20/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
4/14/2025
29
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
4/3/2025
87
Yea
4
Nay
9
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 63
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Deann Vaught
Republican
Co-Sponsors (63)
Blake Johnson
Republican
Brandon Achor
Republican
Wade Andrews
Republican
Sonia Eubanks Barker
Republican
Howard Beaty
Republican
Rick Beck
Republican
Mary Bentley
Republican
Stan Berry
Republican
Harlan Breaux
Republican
Keith Brooks
Republican
Karilyn Brown
Republican
Matt Brown
Republican
Nick Burkes
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
James Eaton
Republican
Brian Evans
Republican
Tony Furman
Republican
Jimmie Gazaway
Republican
Zack Gramlich
Republican
Brad Hall
Republican
RJ Hawk
Republican
Steve Hollowell
Republican
Lee Johnson
Republican
Wayne Long
Republican
Robin Lundstrum
Republican
Roger Lynch
Republican
John Maddox
Republican
Mindy McAlindon
Republican
Rick McClure
Republican
Mark McElroy
Republican
Richard McGrew
Republican
Brit McKenzie
Republican
Ron Mcnair
Republican
Jon Milligan
Republican
Jeremiah Moore
Republican
Jason Nazarenko
Republican
Stetson Painter
Republican
Shad Pearce
Republican
Mark Perry
Democrat
Aaron Pilkington
Republican
Chad Puryear
Republican
David Ray
Republican
Scott Richardson
Republican
Marcus Richmond
Republican
Ryan Rose
Republican
Johnny Rye
Republican
Bart Schulz
Republican
Matthew Shepherd
Republican
Trey Steimel
Republican
Randy Torres
Republican
Dwight Tosh
Republican
Kendon Underwood
Republican
Steve Unger
Republican
Steven Walker
Republican
Carlton Wing
Republican
Jim Wooten
Republican