CONCERNING THE INCARCERATION OF A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES; AND TO PROVIDE FOR NOTIFICATION TO THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF THE INCARCERATION OF A VETERAN.
HB 1077 requires Arkansas correctional facilities to verify the veteran status of incarcerated individuals within 14 days using U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs data. If a veteran is incarcerated for six months or more, facilities must notify the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs within 45 days of admission and again upon release. The bill also mandates that facilities provide incarcerated veterans with access to apply for VA benefits or veterans treatment court programs. This law directly affects veterans in state or local correctional facilities and the facilities themselves, creating a formal notification process to connect veterans with available support services.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Apr 10, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a reference to Act 506 to a new House Bill 1077 for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. This appears to be a procedural update rather than a substantive policy change, as the core legislative content remains unaltered in this excerpt.
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The bill identifier was updated from Act 506 to House Bill 1077 for the 2025 Regular Session, indicating a new legislative cycle or renumbering.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1077 is now Act 506
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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2 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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