SB 590 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TO CREATE THE RECIDIVISM REDUCTION SYSTEM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Senate Bill 590 establishes a Recidivism Reduction System within the Department of Corrections. This system aims to reduce the rate at which individuals return to prison after release. The bill requires the Department of Corrections to submit a feasibility study to the Legislative Council regarding the implementation of this new system. It directly affects the operations of the Department of Corrections and individuals within its supervision. The bill also includes an emergency clause, allowing it to take effect immediately upon becoming law (Act 769).

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

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 31, 2025 Signed Apr 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 769 → SB 590 · 2 edits

MINOR

The document shows a transition from Act 769 to Senate Bill 590, with the addition of new formatting and page headers indicating the bill's current status as an engrossed version from the 95th General Assembly. The visible changes primarily involve formatting updates rather than substantive policy modifications.

TECHNICAL

Added page headers and formatting elements including 'State of Arkansas', 'As Engrossed', date 'S4/3/25', and assembly details.

Removed the previous Act 769 reference from the document header.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 18, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that SB590 is now Act 769

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned from the House as passed.

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned to the Senate as passed.

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

lower

Apr 15, 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 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

upper

Apr 7, 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

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors