TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS SCHOLARSHIP LOTTERY ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
SB 232 amends the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act to require the Arkansas Lottery to meet Multi-State Lottery Association reserve requirements and clarify accounting procedures for the lottery's unrestricted net position account. The bill directly affects the Arkansas Lottery's financial management, ensuring proper handling of reserves and accounting adjustments. It also declares an emergency to expedite the bill's passage. The legislation became law as Act 429 on April 7, 2025.
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
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Signed Apr 7, 2025
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The bill has been renumbered from Act 429 to Senate Bill 232 and updated with new session dates for the 95th General Assembly. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or content alterations are visible in the provided text snippet.
TECHNICAL
Bill number changed from Act 429 to Senate Bill 232, and session dates were updated to reflect the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Apr 7, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB232 is now Act 429
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 3
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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