SB 535 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TO CREATE A SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR THE ARKANSAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS AND THE ARKANSAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION.

Senate Bill 535 creates a sales and use tax exemption specifically for the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation. This means that these two organizations will not be required to pay sales tax on their purchases of physical goods, digital products, or services. The bill amends existing state code to add this new exemption. This change aims to reduce the tax burden on the museum and its associated foundation.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

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 20, 2025 Signed Apr 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 781 → SB 535 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from Act 781 to Senate Bill 535 for the 95th General Assembly, and the approval date was removed from the text. These are primarily technical and formatting changes rather than substantive policy modifications.

TECHNICAL

Bill title changed from Act 781 to Senate Bill 535 to reflect current legislative session numbering.

Approval date (4/17/25) was removed from the text, likely because the bill is still in draft or consideration phase.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Committee

Apr 18, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that SB535 is now Act 781

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned from the House as passed.

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned to the Senate as passed.

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 71 co-sponsors