TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS RELATED TO A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE ARKANSAS FIRE PREVENTION CODE.
HB 1991 creates an exception to the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code regarding fire apparatus access roads. This bill specifies that certain residential developments are not required to maintain two or more separate fire apparatus access roads. This exception applies only if the development is not located in a city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town. Additionally, each lot within the residential development must be at least one acre in size for the exception to apply. This bill directly affects developers and future residents of qualifying residential developments in less densely populated areas of Arkansas.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Apr 7, 2025
Signed Apr 22, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 1020
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HB 1991
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MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from Act 1020 to HB 1991, removing the approval date and adding blank lines for standard legislative formatting. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content, scope, or requirements.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date (4/22/25) from the bill text, which was part of the previous Act 1020 version.
Added blank lines at the beginning of the bill text to match standard formatting conventions for HB 1991.
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 22, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1991 is now Act 1020
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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