HB 1657 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

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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Act 709 HB 1657 · 1 edit
MINOR
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.
TECHNICAL

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
Photo of Breanne Davis
Breanne Davis
RRepublican
AR
25
P
Photo of Rick Beck
Rick Beck
RRepublican
AR
43
Co
Photo of Aaron Pilkington
Aaron Pilkington
RRepublican
AR
45
Co
Photo of Bart Hester
Bart Hester
RRepublican
AR
33
Co
Photo of Ben Gilmore
Ben Gilmore
RRepublican
AR
1
Co
Photo of Blake Johnson
Blake Johnson
RRepublican
AR
21
Co
Photo of Brad Hall
Brad Hall
RRepublican
AR
24
Co
Photo of Brandon Achor
Brandon Achor
RRepublican
AR
71
Co
Photo of Cameron Cooper
Cameron Cooper
RRepublican
AR
57
Co
Photo of Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford
RRepublican
AR
51
Co
Photo of Harlan Breaux
Harlan Breaux
RRepublican
AR
6
Co
Photo of Howard Beaty
Howard Beaty
RRepublican
AR
95