HB 1838 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PROBATE ACTIONS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ADOPTION AND GUARDIANSHIP.

House Bill 1838 amends Arkansas laws concerning probate actions, adoption, and guardianship. The bill modifies requirements for consent in adoptions, including adding a consent requirement for the spouse of a minor being adopted and clarifying how adults and their spouses provide consent at adoption hearings. It also expands the types of relatives for whom a parent may not need independent legal representation in an adoption. Additionally, the bill introduces new definitions for "emergency guardianship" and "guardianship" within the context of incapacitated persons.

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 18, 2025 Signed Apr 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 713 → HB 1838 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill has been renumbered from Act 713 to HB 1838 for the 95th General Assembly's 2025 Regular Session. This change reflects a procedural update to align the bill with the current legislative session's numbering system, ensuring proper tracking and reference within the Arkansas General Assembly.

TECHNICAL

Removed redundant references to 'Act 713 of the Regular Session' which indicated the previous bill number.

Added blank lines for formatting purposes to improve document readability.

Updated the bill identifier from Act 713 to HB 1838 to reflect the new House Bill number for the 2025 session.

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

Apr 16, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1838 is now Act 713

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from the Senate as passed.

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed.

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors