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HB 1649 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - ARKANSAS NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

HB 1649 appropriates $50,000,000 to the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. These funds are specifically designated for grants to improve water and sewer treatment facilities. The grants will be paid from the Water and Sewer Treatment Facilities Grant Program Fund. This measure aims to support the development and maintenance of essential public infrastructure, directly affecting communities needing facility upgrades. The disbursement of these funds must comply with existing state procurement and fiscal control laws.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $50M for public water/sewer infrastructure grants, funding essential public services per budget allocation.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill allocates $50M for water/sewer treatment facility grants via Natural Resources Commission, directly funding pollution control infrastructure improvements per summary.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Signed Apr 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 793 → HB 1649 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was renamed from Act 793 to HB 1649 and the approval date was removed from the text. No substantive policy changes were made to the content of the bill itself.
TECHNICAL

The approval date (4/17/25) was removed from 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
14
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Apr 17, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1649 is now Act 793
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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DeAnn Vaught
RRepublican
AR
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