TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING ENERGY; TO ESTABLISH A STATE ENERGY POLICY; TO REGULATE RETIREMENT OF DISPATCHABLE ELECTRIC GENERATION FACILITIES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Senate Bill 596 establishes a state energy policy and regulates the retirement of dispatchable electric generation facilities in Arkansas. It specifically applies to facilities that are 100 megawatts or larger and located within the state. However, the bill does not apply to the retirement or repowering of such facilities if already agreed upon through a settlement or legal proceeding before the bill's effective date.
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 22, 2025
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Act 940
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The bill text shows minor formatting and line break changes in the energy education curriculum requirements section, with no substantive policy modifications. The changes appear to be technical formatting adjustments rather than meaningful legislative alterations.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting adjustments to line breaks and indentation in the energy education curriculum requirements section (lines 25-28)
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
12
Committee
3
Apr 22, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB596 is now Act 940
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Motion to Expunge the Vote by which SB596 passed. Motion carried.
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
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Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
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Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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