2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
SB451
Legislative Summary
To Require The Department Of Human Services And The Department Of Education To Establish Regional Behavioral Health Programs; To Amend The Law Concerning The Education Of Certain Students; And To Declare An Emergency.
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Bill History
3/13/2025
Filed
Senate
3/13/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
4/3/2025
Rules suspended.
Senate
4/3/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Senate
4/3/2025
Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
4/3/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
4/3/2025
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
4/7/2025
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
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Senate
4/8/2025
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate
4/8/2025
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Emergency Clause Failed of Adoption
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Returned to the Senate as passed.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Returned from the House as passed.
Senate
4/14/2025
ORDERED ENROLLED
Senate
4/15/2025
Returned to the House as requested.
Senate
4/15/2025
Returned from the Senate as Requested
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Motion to Reconsider Emergency Clause Passed
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Returned to the Senate as passed.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Returned from the House as passed.
Senate
4/15/2025
ORDERED ENROLLED
Senate
4/16/2025
Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Senate
4/16/2025
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Senate
Amendments
Senate Amendment S1
Senate Amendment S1
4/2/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/15/2025
77
Yea
13
Nay
10
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
4/14/2025
51
Yea
22
Nay
27
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Emergency Clause Failed of Adoption
4/14/2025
58
Yea
28
Nay
14
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
4/8/2025
30
Yea
1
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/16/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 3
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Bart Hester
Republican