SB 490 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TO ALLOW A COURT TO WAIVE CERTAIN FEES WHEN A JUVENILE IS ORDERED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER.

Senate Bill 490 allows a court to waive certain fees for juveniles who are ordered to register as sex offenders. This bill provides courts with the discretion to reduce financial burdens on these individuals.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Signed Apr 23, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 972 → SB 490 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from Act 972 to SB 490 and the effective date language was removed, indicating the bill is now in draft form for the 95th General Assembly rather than being an enacted law. This represents a procedural change showing the bill's status transition from passed legislation to a pending Senate bill.

Scope change

None - the substantive scope of the legislation remains unchanged

TECHNICAL

Removed the effective date language stating the bill became law on 4/22/25 without the governor's signature

Added blank lines and updated header to reflect current bill status as SB 490 in the 95th General Assembly

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 23, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that SB490 is now Act 972

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned from the House as passed.

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned to the Senate as passed.

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors