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AR SB486 (2025)
Concerning Safety And Privacy In Certain Entities; And Concerning The Designation Of Multi-occupancy Restrooms, Changing Rooms, And Sleeping Quarters In Certain Entities Based On An Individual's Sex.
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
Concerning Safety And Privacy In Certain Entities; And Concerning The Designation Of Multi-occupancy Restrooms, Changing Rooms, And Sleeping Quarters In Certain Entities Based On…
- Jurisdiction
- Arkansas
- Session
- 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Notification that SB486 is now Act 955
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Trans Bathroom Ban: PrisonsTrans Bathroom Ban: Public PropertiesPrison Placement Ban
Links
- As introduced (PDF, hosted here)
- As enrolled or final (PDF, hosted here)
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Draft text (Mar 17, 2025) at arkleg.state.ar.us(opens another site)PDF, external
- Chaptered text (Apr 23, 2025) at arkleg.state.ar.us(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Filed | |
| Senate | Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE | |
| Senate | Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass | |
| Senate | Rules suspended. | |
| Senate | Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. | |
| Senate | Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. | |
| Senate | REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED | |
| Senate | Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE | |
| Senate | Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass | |
| Senate | Read the third time and passed. | |
| Senate | Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. | |
| House | RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE | |
| House | Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE | |
| House | Returned by the Committee Do Pass | |
| House | Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. | |
| House | Returned to the Senate as passed. | |
| Senate | Returned from the House as passed. | |
| Senate | ORDERED ENROLLED | |
| Senate | Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. | |
| Senate | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. | |
| Senate | Notification that SB486 is now Act 955 |
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