TO DESIGNATE THE OIL AND GAS COMMISSION AS THE CUSTODIAN OF ALL PROPERTY AND THE DISBURSING AGENT OF ALL FUNDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST.
SB 280 transfers administrative responsibilities from the Office of the State Geologist to the Oil and Gas Commission. Specifically, it designates the Oil and Gas Commission as the custodian of all property and the disbursing agent for all funds previously managed by the State Geologist's office. This is an organizational change affecting state agency operations, not a policy impacting citizens or new programs. The bill amends Arkansas Code § 15-55-204 to reflect this transfer of duties.
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 24, 2025
Signed Apr 7, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 442
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SB 280
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from Act 442 to SB 280 for the 95th General Assembly's 2025 Regular Session. The approval date was removed from the text, likely due to formatting standardization for the new legislative session.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date (4/3/25) from the document header, likely to align with standard legislative formatting for the new session.
Changed the bill identifier from Act 442 to SB 280, reflecting its new designation in the 95th General Assembly.
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
Apr 7, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB280 is now Act 442
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
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Missy Irvin
RRepublican
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