HB 1701 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SEWER COLLECTION AND SEWER TREATMENT PROVIDERS AND RELATED SERVICES.

HB 1701, as amended, focuses on updating the laws governing sewer collection and treatment providers and related services. The amendment primarily clarifies and modifies references to state agencies involved in regulating these services, specifically concerning the Division of Environmental Quality and the former Arkansas Natural Resources Commission. It also adjusts provisions related to improvement plans and the transfer of assets by sewer entities. Additionally, the amendment includes "an individual homeowner" in a specified section, indicating potential implications for individual property owners regarding sewer services.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Signed Apr 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 925 → HB 1701 · 1 edit

MINOR

This bill text shows minor formatting and spacing adjustments to the wastewater and sewer system funding requirements section. The substantive policy content regarding operation and maintenance and debt service costs remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added blank lines before the bill header and adjusted spacing around line numbers and timestamps without changing any substantive policy language.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 21, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1701 is now Act 925

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 9, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor