HB 1886 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO DESIGNATE THE LABRADOR RETRIEVER AS THE OFFICIAL CANINE OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.

House Bill 1886 designates the Labrador Retriever as the official canine of the state of Arkansas. This bill establishes a symbolic recognition for the breed within the state.

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 20, 2025 Signed Apr 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 823 → HB 1886 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from Act 823 to HB 1886, removing the approval date and adding standard bill header information. This appears to be a technical update for legislative tracking rather than a substantive policy change.

TECHNICAL

Removed the approval date (4/17/25) that was present in the previous Act 823 version.

Added standard bill header information including session dates and bill number formatting.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 17, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1886 is now Act 823

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .

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 as amended, Amendment # 1

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor