Proposed Arkansas Firearm Legislation SB15
Legislation Overview
Title: To Amend The Law Concerning Negligent Discharge Of Firearms While Hunting Deer; And To Repeal § 15-43-205.
Description: To Amend The Law Concerning Negligent Discharge Of Firearms While Hunting Deer; And To Repeal § 15-43-205.
Session: 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Last Action: Notification that SB15 is now Act 26
Last Action Date: February 12, 2025
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Justin Boyd (R); Howard Beaty (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 6% (2 of 35)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2025 | Notification that SB15 is now Act 26 |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2025 | ORDERED ENROLLED |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2025 | Returned from the House as passed. |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | Returned to the Senate as passed. |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2025 | Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Returned by the Committee Do Pass |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. |
| House | Jan 22, 2025 | Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE |
| House | Jan 22, 2025 | RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2025 | Read the third time and passed. |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2025 | Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2025 | Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE |
| Senate | Dec 20, 2024 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | Feb 12, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Dec 20, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Third Reading | 01/22/2025 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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| Third Reading | 02/5/2025 | 97 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
