TO AMEND THE PERMISSIBLE METHODS OF REPORTING UNDER THE CHILD MALTREATMENT ACT.
HB 1799, now Act 685, amends the permissible methods for reporting under the Child Maltreatment Act. This bill affects individuals who report suspected child maltreatment by modifying the accepted procedures for submitting such reports. The provided text, however, is an amendment adding a cosponsor and does not detail the specific changes to these reporting methods.
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 17, 2025
Signed Apr 16, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 685
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HB 1799
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from Act 685 to HB 1799, removing the approval date and adding standard bill header information. This appears to be a procedural update rather than a substantive policy change.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date (4/16/25) that was present in the previous Act 685 version
Added standard bill header information including State of Arkansas, 95th General Assembly, Regular Session 2025, and House Bill 1799 designation
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 HB1799 is now Act 685
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 7, 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
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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