SB 599

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING OCCUPATIONAL AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS; AND TO PROHIBIT THE DISQUALIFICATION OF AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE BASED ON A PRIOR CONVICTION OF AN OFFENSE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

AN ACT FOR A GRANT FOR AN ARKANSAS TEACHING VETERINARIAN HOSPITAL AT THE LITTLE ROCK ZOO FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION - DISBURSING OFFICER APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING INITIATIVE PETITIONS AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS; AND TO ALLOW A CURE PERIOD FOR INSUFFICIENT SUBMISSIONS.

TO ADD FIREARM SAFETY DEVICES AND FIREARM STORAGE DEVICES TO THE SALES TAX HOLIDAY; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS ABSENTEE VOTER INTEGRITY ACT OF 2025; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COUNTING ABSENTEE BALLOTS; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ELECTIONS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

TO AMEND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967; AND TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967 CONCERNING PERSONNEL RECORDS.

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING INCOME TAX CREDITS FOR CHILD CARE; TO AMEND THE INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED CHILD CARE; TO PROVIDE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR LICENSED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

TO REQUIRE ADOPTION OF A STATEWIDE PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM CORE CURRICULUM TO INCREASE CONSISTENCY IN PRACTICAL NURSING EDUCATION.

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE ARKANSAS VETERANS' CHILD WELFARE SERVICE AND THE REPORTING OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE ARKANSAS VETERANS' CHILD WELFARE SERVICE.

TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS JUVENILE CODE OF 1989; TO AMEND THE CHILD MALTREATMENT ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING REINSTATEMENT OF PARENTAL RIGHTS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING THE CHILD MALTREATMENT CENTRAL REGISTRY.

TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS JUVENILE CODE OF 1989 AND THE CHILD MALTREATMENT ACT; TO MODIFY GUIDELINES FOR A JUDGMENT MADE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF A CHILD; AND TO AMEND PROCEDURES AROUND REPORTING CHILD MALTREATMENT.

TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING CERTAIN FEES, EXPENSES, AND COSTS IMPOSED ON A JUVENILE OR THE PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN OF A JUVENILE.

Relating to providing child care generally

Juvenile Sex Offender Registry - Qualifying Offenses and Access

Family Law - Children in Need of Assistance and Termination of Parental Rights (Right to Fight Act)

Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act

Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act)

Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Retention Elections