TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS WOOD ENERGY PRODUCTS AND FOREST MAINTENANCE INCOME TAX CREDIT.
The provided context for HB 1657 only shows cosponsor additions and procedural status (it became Act 709 on April 16, 2025), not the bill's substantive policy content. The title references an "income tax credit" for wood energy products and forest maintenance, but the text does not explain how the credit is amended or who it affects. Without the actual policy provisions or bill text describing changes to the tax credit, a factual summary of its mechanisms or impact cannot be generated. To provide a meaningful summary, the bill's specific policy language would be required.
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 4, 2025
Signed Apr 16, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a reference to Act 709 to a new bill number HB 1657, with the addition of standard header information including the state name, assembly details, and bill status. No substantive policy changes were identified in this excerpt.
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The bill identifier changed from Act 709 to HB 1657, and standard legislative header information was added.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 16, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1657 is now Act 709
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 51 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Breanne Davis
RRepublican
P
Rick Beck
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Pilkington
RRepublican
Co
Bart Hester
RRepublican
Co
Ben Gilmore
RRepublican
Co
Blake Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Brad Hall
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Achor
RRepublican
Co
Cameron Cooper
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Crawford
RRepublican
Co
Harlan Breaux
RRepublican
Co
Howard Beaty
RRepublican
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