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SB 192 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC DEFENDER COMMISSION REAPPROPRIATION.

SB 192 redirects $233,629 in unspent funds from a previous appropriation to the Arkansas Public Defender Commission for juvenile resentencing cases. Specifically, it allocates money to address expenses related to resentencing juveniles previously sentenced to mandatory life without parole. The funds come from the Development and Enhancement Fund and become available effective July 1, 2025. This bill does not create new funding or policy changes but reallocates existing balances to support a specific existing program.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRedirects funds for juvenile resentencing of mandatory life without parole cases, aligning with criminal justice reform to correct past sentencing practices.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Signed Feb 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 75 → SB 192 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill underwent minor formatting and structural changes, removing the approval date from Act 75 and adding blank lines for spacing. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or new provisions were introduced in this version.
TECHNICAL

Removed the approval date (2/13/25) that was present in the previous Act 75 version.

Added blank lines for formatting and spacing purposes.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Feb 17, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB192 is now Act 75
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Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned To Senate as Passed.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
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Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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