TO ADOPT THE UNIFORM ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIALS ACT.
House Bill 1739, known as the Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act, establishes standards for the official status of electronic legal documents in Arkansas. The bill defines "legal material" to include the Arkansas Constitution, the Arkansas Code, and state agency rules, but specifically excludes materials published by the Arkansas judiciary, such as court decisions. It assigns responsibility for publishing these electronic legal materials to specific state entities. For example, the Arkansas Code Revision Commission is responsible for the Arkansas Code, and the Secretary of State is responsible for the Arkansas Constitution and state agency rules. This act aims to clarify which electronic versions of state law are considered official.
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 17, 2025
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The document shows a transition from Act 814 to House Bill 1739, with the primary change being the renumbering and formatting of the bill text. No substantive policy changes, funding adjustments, or eligibility criteria modifications are visible in this excerpt.
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Removed reference to 'Act 814 of the Regular Session' from the header.
Added blank lines and updated bill formatting with 'As Engrossed' designation and date H4/1/25.
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 17, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1739 is now Act 814
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
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Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
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Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
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Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
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Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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