SB 248 Arkansas Senate · 2021 Regular Session

TO CREATE THE FOOD FREEDOM ACT; AND TO EXEMPT CERTAIN PRODUCERS OF HOMEMADE FOOD OR DRINK PRODUCTS FROM LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, AND INSPECTION.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Apr 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Signed into Law

Apr 2021

Introduced Feb 1, 2021 Signed Apr 30, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2021 · House Apr 21, 2021

How they voted

23–4

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 35

Apr 15, 2021

D Democratic7

5 Yea 1 Nay 1

71% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

17 Yea 3 Nay 7

62% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 30, 2021

Signed into law

Notification that SB248 is now Act 1040

upper

Apr 26, 2021

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 23, 2021

Upper · Passed

Returned by the committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass, Concur in House, Amendment #1.

upper

Apr 22, 2021

Committee

Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

upper

Apr 22, 2021

Upper · Passed

Returned to the Senate as passed, as amended. Amendment #1.

upper

Apr 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

Returned To Senate as passed, as amended # 1

lower

Apr 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 21, 2021

Introduced

Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Apr 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

lower

Apr 15, 2021

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 13, 2021

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 3

upper

Mar 3, 2021

Committee

Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

upper

Feb 8, 2021

Committee

Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

upper

Feb 1, 2021

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor