TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS PROCUREMENT LAW.
The provided text is an amendment to Senate Bill 538, not the full bill itself. This amendment adds Senator J. Dotson as a cosponsor, deletes Section 11 from the bill, and renumbers the remaining sections. The title indicates that the bill aims to amend the Arkansas Procurement Law, but the specific changes or mechanisms of the bill are not detailed in the provided information.
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 20, 2025
Signed Apr 18, 2025
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Act 782
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SB 538
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MINOR
This bill makes minor formatting and spacing adjustments to the definition of 'Unrealistic' and 'Unreasonable' in the state procurement rules. The substantive definitions remain unchanged, with no impact on how proposals are evaluated or state agency procedures.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting changes to indentation and spacing in the definitions section of the procurement rules, with no substantive policy impact.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Apr 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB538 is now Act 782
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Gilmore
RRepublican
P
Jeff Wardlaw
RRepublican
Co
Jim Dotson
RRepublican
Co
Jimmy Hickey
RRepublican
Co
Missy Irvin
RRepublican
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