TO AMEND THE PEST CONTROL LAW; AND TO REASSIGN CERTAIN DUTIES OF THE STATE PLANT BOARD.
This bill reassigns oversight of Arkansas' pest control licensing and regulations from the State Plant Board to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. It amends definitions (like "licensed operator" and "solicitor") and updates administrative language throughout the pest control law to reference the Department of Agriculture instead of the State Plant Board. The changes affect pest control businesses, license applicants, and operators who must comply with state licensing requirements. The bill primarily streamlines agency responsibility without altering the core licensing procedures or requirements for pest control professionals.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Signed Mar 12, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was renumbered from Act 292 to Senate Bill 250 and updated to reflect the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. This appears to be a procedural update rather than a substantive policy change.
TECHNICAL
Bill number changed from Act 292 to Senate Bill 250, and session year updated to 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
15
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Mar 12, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB250 is now Act 292
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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