2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
SB535
Legislative Summary
To Create A Sales And Use Tax Exemption For The Arkansas Museum Of Fine Arts And The Arkansas Museum Of Fine Arts Foundation.
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Bill History
3/20/2025
Filed
Senate
3/20/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to REVENUE & TAX - 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
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 REVENUE & TAXATION- 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
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 SB535 is now Act 780
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
4/14/2025
85
Yea
7
Nay
8
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
4/8/2025
28
Yea
1
Nay
6
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/18/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 53
Democrat: 20
Primary Sponsor

Bart Hester
Republican
Co-Sponsors (72)
Brian Evans
Republican
Justin Boyd
Republican
Joshua Bryant
Republican
Steve Crowell
Republican
Breanne Davis
Republican
Jonathan Dismang
Republican
Jane English
Republican
Scott Flippo
Republican
Stephanie Flowers
Democrat
Kim Hammer
Republican
Missy Irvin
Republican
Blake Johnson
Republican
Mark Johnson
Republican
Greg Leding
Democrat
Frederick Love
Democrat
Jim Petty
Republican
Jamie Scott
Democrat
Clarke Tucker
Democrat
David Wallace
Republican
Fred Allen
Democrat
Glenn Barnes
Democrat
Lincoln Barnett
Democrat
Howard Beaty
Republican
Mary Bentley
Republican
Stan Berry
Republican
Harlan Breaux
Republican
Karilyn Brown
Republican
Matt Brown
Republican
Paul Childress
Republican
Nicole Clowney
Democrat
Andrew Collins
Democrat
Bruce Cozart
Republican
Carol Dalby
Republican
Matt Duffield
Republican
Les Eaves
Republican
Denise Ennett
Democrat
Ken Ferguson
Democrat
Tony Furman
Republican
Jimmie Gazaway
Republican
Diana Gonzales Worthen
Democrat
Zack Gramlich
Republican
RJ Hawk
Republican
Dolly Henley
Republican
Mike Holcomb
Republican
Steve Hollowell
Republican
Ashley Hudson
Democrat
Lee Johnson
Republican
Robin Lundstrum
Republican
John Maddox
Republican
Stephen Magie
Democrat
Austin Mccollum
Republican
Tippi McCullough
Democrat
Mark McElroy
Republican
Jessie McGruder
Democrat
Brit McKenzie
Republican
Jeremiah Moore
Republican
Kendra Moore
Republican
Stetson Painter
Republican
Shad Pearce
Republican
Chad Puryear
Republican
Johnny Rye
Republican
Tara Shephard
Democrat
Matthew Shepherd
Republican
Joy Springer
Democrat
Tracy Steele
Democrat
Dwight Tosh
Republican
Steve Unger
Republican
Deann Vaught
Republican
Les Warren
Republican
Carlton Wing
Republican
Jeremy Wooldridge
Republican
Jim Wooten
Republican