2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
HB1740
Legislative Summary
To Exempt Certain Agricultural Information From The Freedom Of Information Act Of 1967.
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Bill History
3/11/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
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
3/31/2025
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Received from the House.
Senate
4/1/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Senate
4/3/2025
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
4/8/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/8/2025
Returned to the House as passed.
Senate
4/9/2025
Returned from the Senate as passed.
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
TO BE ENROLLED
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Notification that HB1740 is now Act 585
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
4/8/2025
27
Yea
4
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
4/1/2025
94
Yea
0
Nay
6
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/14/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 15
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor

Kendra Moore
Republican
Co-Sponsors (16)
Steve Crowell
Republican
Harlan Breaux
Republican
Cameron Cooper
Republican
Bruce Cozart
Republican
Brad Hall
Republican
Lane Jean
Republican
Roger Lynch
Republican
Ron Mcnair
Republican
Jeremiah Moore
Republican
Chad Puryear
Republican
Marcus Richmond
Republican
Tracy Steele
Democrat
Steve Unger
Republican
Deann Vaught
Republican
Steven Walker
Republican
David Whitaker
Democrat