TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL PLANNING; AND TO REQUIRE AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR CHANGES TO THE ZONING OR DISTRICT DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY IN CERTAIN INSTANCES.
SB 505 (now Act 595) modifies Arkansas municipal zoning procedures by requiring an administrative appeal process for certain zoning or district designation changes. It mandates that decisions on these administrative zoning changes can be appealed to a municipality’s planning commission, rather than immediately going to court. This bill directly affects property owners, developers, and municipalities when seeking or challenging zoning modifications. The change streamlines the process for reviewing zoning decisions at the local level, creating a specific administrative step before potential judicial review.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Signed Apr 14, 2025
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This bill removes the 'Act 595' title reference from the legislative document, which is a technical formatting change. The substantive content regarding administrative procedures for changing property zone designations remains unchanged, with no impact on policy, eligibility, or enforcement mechanisms.
TECHNICAL
Removed the 'Act 595 of the Regular Session' title reference, indicating this bill is now formally titled SB 505 for the 95th General Assembly.
Floor votes
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 14, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB505 is now Act 595
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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