HB 1356 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 12 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

HB 1356 makes minor technical corrections to Arkansas Code sections related to law enforcement, emergency management, and military affairs. It updates references in existing laws - such as clarifying which offices handle sex offender registry disclosures, refining victim notification system language for criminal justice proceedings, and adding specific requirements for Department of Corrections employees carrying concealed handguns. The bill also corrects definitions in child maltreatment law and fixes an office name reference within the Department of Public Safety. These changes are purely editorial, aligning wording with current practice without creating new policies or obligations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 31, 2025 Signed Feb 25, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 172 HB 1356 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from Act 172 to HB 1356, indicating a transition from a previously enacted law to a new legislative session bill. The formatting changes show the bill is now structured for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025.
TECHNICAL

Removed reference to 'Act 172 of the Regular Session' as the bill title.

Added new formatting headers indicating the bill is now HB 1356 for the 95th General Assembly, Regular Session, 2025.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Feb 25, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1356 is now Act 172
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors