TO AMEND THE LAW RELATED TO SEED CERTIFICATION.
This bill updates Arkansas' seed certification rules to clarify penalties for false claims and streamline certification processes. It specifies fines ($25-$500 per offense) for falsely advertising certified seed, misusing labels, or making false statements to the State Plant Board. Growers and sellers must follow strict quality standards to obtain certification, with fees covering inspection costs and promoting certified seed. Certified seed must display proper labels, and fees collected for promotion are distributed to seed industry associations. The law directly affects Arkansas seed producers, sellers, and the State Plant Board's certification program.
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 11, 2025
Signed Apr 10, 2025
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The bill was renumbered from Act 527 to HB 1742 and updated to reflect the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. No substantive policy changes were identified in the provided text snippet.
TECHNICAL
Bill number changed from Act 527 to HB 1742 to reflect current legislative session numbering.
Session year updated from unspecified to 2025 Regular Session.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1742 is now Act 527
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
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 11, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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