TO REPEAL THE LAW CONCERNING NATURAL ORGANIC FERTILIZERS.
SB 224 repeals Arkansas' specific regulations for "one hundred percent natural organic fertilizer," which previously defined the product, set minimum nutrient requirements (4% nitrogen, 2% phosphorus, 4% potassium), and required State Plant Board oversight. This repeal directly affects fertilizer manufacturers and sellers who were subject to these detailed labeling, processing, and testing rules. The bill removes the legal framework governing this fertilizer type, including prohibitions on synthetic additives and mandatory analysis methods. The repeal eliminates regulatory requirements but does not change general fertilizer laws or private sales of unprocessed animal litter.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Signed Mar 12, 2025
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Act 290
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The bill has been renumbered from Act 290 to SB 224 for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. The document structure was updated to reflect the new session format, with minor formatting adjustments including the removal of approval signatures and date stamps that were present in the previous version.
TECHNICAL
Bill number changed from Act 290 to SB 224 to align with the new legislative session numbering system.
Approval signature line and date stamp were removed from the document header.
Blank lines were added to the document header for formatting consistency.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Mar 12, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB224 is now Act 290
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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