TO CREATE A STATE MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAM; TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT; TO TRANSFER AUTHORITY OVER MEAT INSPECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 27, 2021
Signed Mar 23, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2021 · House Feb 4, 2021
How they voted
34–1
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 11, 2021
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Mar 23, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that HB1315 is now Act 418
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- HOUSE
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned To the House as passed as amended.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 83 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DeAnn Vaught
RRepublican
P
Ricky Hill
RRepublican
Co
Alan Clark
RRepublican
Co
Ashley Hudson
DDemocratic
Co
Bart Hester
RRepublican
Co
Bob Ballinger
RRepublican
Co
Brandt Smith
RRepublican
Co
Breanne Davis
RRepublican
Co
Brian S. Evans
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Coleman
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Cozart
RRepublican
Co
Cameron Cooper
RRepublican
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