TO ALLOW A TITLE INSURANCE AGENT, TITLE INSURER, OR TITLE COMPANY TO PAY REAL PROPERTY TAXES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF A TITLE.
HB 1274 allows title insurance agents, insurers, or title companies to pay real property taxes on behalf of property sellers during a property transfer, directly affecting these title professionals and county tax collectors. The bill requires county collectors to accept payment of real estate taxes at closing if the title company covers any delinquent personal property taxes, and mandates they respond within three business days to written requests for tax information. It amends Arkansas tax collection laws to streamline this process during real estate transactions. The bill passed in 2025 and became Act 521.
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 27, 2025
Signed Apr 10, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 521
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HB 1274
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from Act 521 to HB 1274, removing the approval date line and adding blank lines for spacing. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date line (APPROVED: 4/10/25) that was present in the previous Act 521 version.
Added blank lines at the beginning of the document for formatting purposes.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1274 is now Act 521
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 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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