TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS DATA CENTERS ACT OF 2023; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESSES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Apr 17, 2024
Signed May 9, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2024 · House May 1, 2024
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Apr 24, 2024
D
Democratic6
83% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
10
Committee
4
May 9, 2024
Signed into law
Notification that SB79 is now Act 174
upper
May 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Returned To the Senate as passed.
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Introduced
Filed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Missy Irvin
RRepublican
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