HB 1855 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION; AND TO AMEND THE LAWS RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.

House Bill 1855 transfers the authority for recommending adjustments to fire protection district boundaries from the State Forestry Commission to the Department of Agriculture. This bill allows the Department of Agriculture to recommend boundary changes to county courts for districts that overlap, abut areas without fire service, or are contiguous. Various fire protection organizations, including volunteer departments, can request these recommendations under specific conditions. The process involves the Department making a recommendation, the requesting district filing a petition with the county court, public notice, and a final decision by the county court to accept, reject, or modify the proposed boundary adjustment.

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 19, 2025 Signed Apr 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 818 → HB 1855 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was renamed from Act 818 to HB 1855 for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. The approval date was removed from the document, likely because this is now a new bill being introduced rather than a previously enacted law.

TECHNICAL

Removed the approval date (4/17/25) that was present in the previous Act 818 version, indicating this is now a fresh legislative proposal.

Changed the bill title from Act 818 to HB 1855 to reflect its new status in the 2025 legislative session.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 17, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1855 is now Act 818

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.

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor