TO ADOPT THE UNIFORM TRUST DECANTING ACT.
HB 1749 adopts the Uniform Trust Decanting Act in Arkansas, creating a new chapter in state law. This act allows authorized fiduciaries, such as trustees, to modify existing trusts by either distributing assets from an original trust to one or more new trusts or by changing the terms of the original trust. It establishes specific rules and definitions for how these modifications, known as "decanting," can be carried out, affecting trust management and beneficiary interests.
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 12, 2025
Signed Apr 16, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a reference to 'Act 680' to a new bill number 'HB 1749' for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. This appears to be a technical update to the bill's official identification and session information rather than a substantive policy change.
TECHNICAL
The bill's title and session reference were updated from 'Act 680' to 'HB 1749' for the 2025 Regular Session, indicating a new legislative numbering system or re-introduction of the bill.
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 16, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1749 is now Act 680
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
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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