HB 1604 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PROHIBITED CONTRACTS BY STATE AGENCIES; AND TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS BY STATE AGENCIES TO PURCHASE PROMOTIONAL ITEMS MADE IN CHINA.

HB 1604, now Act 943, amends existing laws regarding contracts made by state agencies in Arkansas. The bill specifically prohibits state agencies from using public funds to purchase promotional items that are manufactured in China. This measure aims to regulate the types of products state agencies can acquire using taxpayer money. These new provisions apply to contracts executed on or after the act's effective date.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Signed Apr 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 943 → HB 1604 · 3 edits

MINOR

The document shows minor formatting and housekeeping changes to the legislative bill HB 1604, including removal of the previous Act 943 reference and deletion of an approval date line. These changes appear to be administrative updates rather than substantive policy modifications.

TECHNICAL

Removed reference to 'Act 943 of the Regular Session' from the header, likely to clarify this is a new bill version

Deleted the 'APPROVED: 4/21/25' line, indicating this is a draft version before final approval

Adjusted page numbering and formatting metadata in the header section

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 21, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1604 is now Act 943

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 60 co-sponsors