HB 1669

Arkansas House bill in Session 2025R.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 10, 2025.

TO CREATE THE KEEP KIDS FIRST ACT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR PROTECTIONS FROM DISCRIMINATION FOR ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SINCERELY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.

Bill ID AR-2025R-HB-1669
Session 2025R
Status enacted
Committee Committee
House enacted 2025-04-10
Family / Children
Sponsor
Mary Bentley
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-03-04 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-04-10 Status enacted
2025-04-10 Latest Action Notification that HB1669 is now Act 509
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