TO ALLOW PROCUREMENT CERTIFICATIONS TO BE COMBINED; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE REPRESENTATION IN STATE CONTRACTS REGARDING CONTINGENT FEES; AND TO AMEND THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING REPORTING DEADLINE.
Senate Bill 565 updates Arkansas's procurement laws to streamline processes for state agencies and contractors. It allows various procurement certifications to be combined into a single written document. The bill also establishes a monetary threshold for when state contracts must include a representation regarding prohibited contingent fees. Additionally, it changes the deadline for state agencies to report on purchases made under cooperative purchasing agreements, shifting it from July 1 to October 1.
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 26, 2025
Signed Apr 22, 2025
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The bill text shows minimal substantive changes between Act 936 and SB 565. The primary difference is the removal of the approval date line (line 36) and addition of blank lines, while all substantive legislative content remains unchanged. This appears to be a formatting or procedural update rather than a policy modification.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date signature line (line 36) that previously showed 'APPROVED: 4/21/25'.
Added two blank lines at the beginning of the document text.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Apr 22, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB565 is now Act 936
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 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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