2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
SB409
Legislative Summary
To Prohibit Discrimination Of Agricultural Producers By Financial Services Providers; And To Establish The Farmer Protection Act.
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Bill History
3/10/2025
Filed
Senate
3/10/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Senate
3/13/2025
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
3/17/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
3/17/2025
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate
3/17/2025
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Returned to the Senate as passed.
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Returned from the House as passed.
Senate
3/20/2025
ORDERED ENROLLED
Senate
3/21/2025
Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Senate
3/21/2025
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Senate
3/31/2025
Notification that SB409 is now Act 406
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
3/20/2025
82
Yea
10
Nay
8
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/17/2025
27
Yea
6
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/31/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 64
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Blake Johnson
Republican
Co-Sponsors (64)
Randy Torres
Republican
Ricky Hill
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
Dwight Tosh
Republican
Kendon Underwood
Republican
Steve Unger
Republican
Deann Vaught
Republican
Steven Walker
Republican
Carlton Wing
Republican
Jim Wooten
Republican