SB 320 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS JUVENILE CODE OF 1989.

Senate Bill 320 amends multiple Arkansas statutes to update references to the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, specifically citing sections §9-27-301 et seq. and §9-35-101 et seq. The bill clarifies how the juvenile code applies to cases involving underage alcohol possession, custody transfers, and juvenile delinquency proceedings. It ensures consistent legal references across statutes without changing substantive law. This affects juvenile courts, law enforcement, and child welfare agencies when handling cases under the juvenile code.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025

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Act 518 → SB 320 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was updated from Act 518 to SB 320, with the addition of header formatting and page numbering. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or legislative content alterations were identified in the provided excerpt.

TECHNICAL

Added blank lines and page header information (State of Arkansas, 95th General Assembly, Regular Session, 2025, Senate Bill 320) to the document formatting.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 10, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that SB320 is now Act 518

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1

lower

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 19, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

Filed

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2 primary · 16 co-sponsors