2025 Regular SessionArkansas Legislature

SB563

Legislative Summary

To Authorize The Arkansas Livestock And Poultry Commission To Impose A Civil Penalty For Certain Actions Against An Equine; And To Allow A Body Condition Score To Be Used For An Equine Under The Offense Of Cruelty To Animals.

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Bill History

3/24/2025
Filed
Senate
3/31/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE
Senate
4/3/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Senate
4/7/2025
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
4/7/2025
Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
4/7/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
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 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- 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
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 SB563 is now Act 741
Senate

Amendments

Senate Amendment S1

Senate Amendment S1

4/3/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading
4/14/2025
86
Yea
1
Nay
13
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
4/8/2025
19
Yea
5
Nay
11
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/18/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Missy Irvin
Missy Irvin
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/21/2025159.9 KB
Draft
Bill Text3/24/2025133.1 KB