HB 1733 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS BETTER CHANCE PROGRAM ACT.

HB 1733 combines Arkansas's two preschool programs - the Arkansas Better Chance Program and Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program - into a single program with unified eligibility standards. It affects approximately 23,000 preschool slots for children aged birth through five, directly benefiting Arkansas families and childcare providers who use these services. The bill establishes that children meeting either program's eligibility criteria will qualify under the new unified system, administered by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. This change aims to improve program efficiency and resource utilization. The bill became Act 504 on April 10, 2025, after passing both chambers.

Issues: ✓ Education

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 11, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 504 → HB 1733 · 2 edits

MINOR

The document shows a transition from Act 504 to House Bill 1733, with the primary change being the removal of the old Act 504 reference and the addition of new formatting and session information for the 95th General Assembly. This indicates a legislative update or renumbering rather than substantive policy changes.

Scope change

No substantive scope change; primarily a procedural update reflecting the bill's new designation and session details.

TECHNICAL

Removed the reference to 'Act 504 of the Regular Session' from the header.

Added new formatting with blank lines and updated session information for the 95th General Assembly.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 10, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1733 is now Act 504

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

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor