HB 1681 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO ESTABLISH THE WATER AND SEWER TREATMENT FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

House Bill 1681 establishes the Water and Sewer Treatment Facilities Grant Program. This program provides grants to local entities to help fund improvements and upgrades to their water and sewer treatment infrastructure. The grants will be supported by revenues authorized by law. The program is set to expire five years after its effective date, and the administering commission is required to report annually on the status of all awarded grants.

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 17, 2025

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Act 812 → HB 1681 · 3 edits

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

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 17, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1681 is now Act 812

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate Amendment #1 read and concurred in, and the Emergency Clause

lower

Apr 10, 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 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- 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

EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced

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

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 107 co-sponsors