TO EXTEND FINANCING FOR PURCHASES OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT FOR A RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
SB 580 amends existing Arkansas law concerning financing for rural fire protection districts. This bill extends the maximum repayment period for loans that these districts use to purchase vehicles and equipment. Specifically, it increases the loan term limit from three years to five years. This change provides rural fire protection districts with more flexibility in financing essential equipment.
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 31, 2025
Signed Apr 18, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from 'Act 767' to 'SB 580' with the removal of an approval date line. This appears to be a technical formatting change rather than a substantive policy modification.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date line 'APPROVED: 4/17/25' which was present in the previous Act 767 version.
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
Apr 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB580 is now Act 767
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 9, 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
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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