TO ALLOW A CORPORATION OR VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION TO EMPLOY IN-HOUSE ATTORNEYS TO REPRESENT AFFILIATES OF THE CORPORATION OR VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION.
House Bill 1895 amends Arkansas law concerning who can practice law to expand an existing exception. It allows for-profit corporations and voluntary associations to employ in-house attorneys to represent not only their own immediate affairs and litigation but also those of their "affiliates." An affiliate is defined as a related entity, such as a subsidiary, parent, or sibling company, connected through shareholdings, membership interests, or other means of control. This bill enables a broader range of legal services to be provided by in-house counsel within a corporate family structure.
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 31, 2025
Signed Apr 17, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 843
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HB 1895
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was converted from an approved Act 843 into a new House Bill 1895 for the 95th General Assembly. The primary change is the removal of the approval date (4/17/25) and formatting adjustments to align with standard bill drafting conventions for the new session.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date (4/17/25) that was present in the previous Act 843 version.
Adjusted header formatting to reflect the new bill number (HB 1895) and session details (95th General Assembly, 2025).
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 17, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1895 is now Act 843
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 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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