HB 1523 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

CONCERNING MISSING PERSONS ALERTS; TO CODIFY THE ARKANSAS AMBER ALERT SYSTEM; TO CODIFY THE ARKANSAS SILVER ALERT SYSTEM; AND TO CREATE THE MISSING ENDANGERED ADULT ADVISORY SYSTEM.

House Bill 1523 codifies the existing Arkansas Amber Alert and Silver Alert systems. It also establishes the new Missing Endangered Adult Advisory System, designed to help locate missing adults with specific mental, cognitive, intellectual, developmental, or other physical or emotional disabilities who do not qualify for a Silver Alert. The Division of the Arkansas State Police will coordinate this system, setting activation procedures and ensuring safeguards for privacy and appropriate use. This new alert system will not be activated for individuals determined to be suicidal.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Signed Apr 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 951 → HB 1523 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text shows minor formatting and versioning changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The primary change is the removal of 'Act 951' from the title line, indicating this is a new bill (HB 1523) rather than a continuation of the previous act. There is also a removal of the approval date line, which is a standard formatting adjustment for new bill versions.

TECHNICAL

Removed reference to 'Act 951' from the bill header, indicating this is a new legislative bill rather than a continuation of previous legislation.

Removed the approval date line ('APPROVED: 4/21/25'), which is a standard formatting adjustment for new bill versions.

Added blank lines in the header section, which are formatting adjustments for the new bill version.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 21, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1523 is now Act 951

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to the Committee on AGING, CHILDREN AND YOUTH, & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS- HOUSE

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors