Daily Legislative Update: Monday, February 10, 2025

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Monday, February 10, 2025 – Day 29

TODAY AT THE CAPITOL
Two committees met this morning, and the House and Senate convened at 1:30 p.m. To view committee schedules, agendas, and live streams—including live coverage of the House and Senate—visit www.arkleg.state.ar.us.

SB 58 – Sen. Jonathan Dismang and Rep. Jon Eubanks
This bill seeks to remove the prohibition on nonprofit, tax-exempt, or governmentally funded hospitals holding a licensed pharmacy permit for the sale of retail drugs. This bill is on this afternoon’s House calendar. We support this bill.

HB 1049 – Rep. Dwight Tosh and Sen. Ron Caldwell
This bill would amend Arkansas law concerning criminal offenses and criminalize unlawful squatting. This bill is on this afternoon’s House Calendar. We support this bill.

HB 1222 – Rep. David Ray and Sen. Kim Hammer
This bill would require the Attorney General to review ballot titles for conflicts with the United States Constitution and federal statutes, and it would prohibit the submission of multiple initiative petitions and referendum petitions. This bill is on today’s House Calendar.

NEWLY TRACKED BILLS
We added one bill to our tracking list based on Friday’s filings.

HB 1436 – Rep. Tracy Steele and Sen. Jamie Scott
This bill seeks to impose location restrictions on food processing plants that operate a slaughterhouse on the same premises. The aim is to regulate the proximity of slaughterhouses to food processing operations to ensure public health and safety standards are met.