2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
SB481
Legislative Summary
To Create A More Sustainable System Of Property Insurance For Public Schools, State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education, And State-owned Property; And To Declare An Emergency.
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Bill History
3/17/2025
Filed
Senate
3/17/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
Senate
4/1/2025
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
4/2/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/2/2025
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Senate
4/2/2025
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate
4/2/2025
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
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 ADOPTED
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
Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Senate
4/15/2025
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Senate
4/18/2025
Notification that SB481 is now Act 778
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
4/14/2025
90
Yea
3
Nay
7
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
4/2/2025
28
Yea
0
Nay
6
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/18/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 45
Democrat: 3
Primary Sponsor
Ben Gilmore
Republican
Co-Sponsors (47)
Jeff Wardlaw
Republican
Justin Boyd
Republican
Joshua Bryant
Republican
Breanne Davis
Republican
Jonathan Dismang
Republican
Bart Hester
Republican
Ricky Hill
Republican
Missy Irvin
Republican
Blake Johnson
Republican
Jim Petty
Republican
Terry Rice
Republican
Matt Stone
Republican
Brian Evans
Republican
Matthew Shepherd
Republican
Brandon Achor
Republican
Fred Allen
Democrat
Howard Beaty
Republican
Mary Bentley
Republican
Matt Brown
Republican
Joey Carr
Republican
Frances Cavenaugh
Republican
Bruce Cozart
Republican
Cindy Crawford
Republican
Carol Dalby
Republican
Les Eaves
Republican
Jon Eubanks
Republican
Zack Gramlich
Republican
RJ Hawk
Republican
Mike Holcomb
Republican
Lane Jean
Republican
John Maddox
Republican
Ron Mcnair
Republican
Jon Milligan
Republican
Jeremiah Moore
Republican
Stetson Painter
Republican
Shad Pearce
Republican
Chad Puryear
Republican
Jay Richardson
Democrat
Marcus Richmond
Republican
Trey Steimel
Republican
Deann Vaught
Republican
Steven Walker
Republican
Les Warren
Republican
David Whitaker
Democrat
Carlton Wing
Republican
Jeremy Wooldridge
Republican
Jim Wooten
Republican