TO BE KNOWN AS THE "ARKANSAS PHOENIX ACT OF 2021"; CONCERNING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES; AND CONCERNING THE TRAINING GIVEN TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR SITUATIONS IN WHICH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS SUSPECTED.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Mar 11, 2021
Signed Apr 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2021 · House Apr 12, 2021
How they voted
34–1
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 15, 2021
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 20, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that HB1721 is now Act 800
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned From the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clarke Tucker
DDemocratic
P
Jimmy Gazaway
RRepublican
Co
Bart Hester
RRepublican
Co
Cecile Bledsoe
RRepublican
Co
Nicole Clowney
DDemocratic
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