Bill Sponsor
Arkansas Senate Bill 591
Session 2025
To Prohibit Race-Selection Abortion In This State; And To Create The Race Discrimination By Abortion Prohibition Act.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 23, 2025
Sponsors
First Action
Mar 31, 2025
Latest Action
Apr 23, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
591
State
Arkansas
Session
2025
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
04/23/2025
Senate
Notification that SB591 is now Act 973
04/16/2025
Senate
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
04/16/2025
Senate
Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
04/16/2025
Senate
ORDERED ENROLLED
04/16/2025
Senate
Returned from the House as passed.
04/16/2025
House
Returned to the Senate as passed.
04/16/2025
House
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
04/15/2025
House
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
04/10/2025
House
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
04/10/2025
House
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
04/09/2025
Senate
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
04/09/2025
Senate
Read the third time and passed.
04/09/2025
Senate
Rules suspended.
04/09/2025
Senate
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
04/09/2025
Senate
Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
04/09/2025
Senate
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
04/09/2025
Senate
Rules suspended.
04/08/2025
Senate
Motion to Expunge the Vote by which SB591 failed. Motion Carried.
04/08/2025
Senate
Read the third time and failed.
04/07/2025
Senate
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
03/31/2025
Senate
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
03/31/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Mar 31, 2025 11:21:48 PM
Record Updated
Apr 25, 2025 3:40:05 PM