Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1525: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY; AND TO ADDRESS AGRICULTURAL IMPACT REMEDIATION AGREEMENTS
Status: Chaptered, April 21, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the law concerning real property; to address agricultural impact remediation agreements; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend the law concerning real property; and to address agricultural impact remediation agreements.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY; TO ADDRESS AGRICULTURAL IMPACT REMEDIATION AGREEMENTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY; AND TO ADDRESS AGRICULTURAL IMPACT REMEDIATION AGREEMENTS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 18, Chapter 11, is amended to add an additional subchapter to read as follows: Subchapter 9 -- Agricultural Impact Remediation Agreements 18-11-901. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) "Agricultural impact remediation agreement" means an agreement between a commercial renewable energy facility owner and a landowner as described in this subchapter; (2) "Agricultural land" means a property from which one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during a given year; (3) "Commercial renewable energy facility" means a commercial wind energy facility or commercial solar energy facility; (4) "Construction" means the installation, preparation for installation, or repair of a commercial renewable energy facility; *CRH149* 04-02-2025 14:27:31 CRH149 As Engrossed: H3/5/25 S4/2/25 HB1525 (5) "Deconstruction" means the removal of a commercial renewable energy facility from the property of a landowner and the restoration of the property as provided in an agricultural impact remediation agreement; and (6) "Landowner" means a person: (A) With an ownership …
Sponsors
- Trey Steimel (R, 2) · primary sponsor
- Missy Irvin (R, 24)
Latest actions
- : Notification that HB1525 is now Act 923
- : Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- : TO BE ENROLLED
- : Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
- : Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
- : Re-referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- HOUSE
- : Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
- : Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
- : Read the third time and passed.
- : REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Votes
- House Roll Call #1307 (April 15, 2025): 82 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call #1205 (April 14, 2025): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #1216 (April 14, 2025): 91 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call #996 (April 8, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #1037 (April 8, 2025): 75 yea, 11 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #680 (March 20, 2025): 87 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1525?
- HB1525 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY; AND TO ADDRESS AGRICULTURAL IMPACT REMEDIATION AGREEMENTS.
- What does HB1525 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to amend the law concerning real property; to address agricultural impact remediation agreements; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend the law concerning real property; and to address agricultural impact remediation agreements.
- What is the status of HB1525?
- Chaptered as of April 21, 2025. Latest action: Notification that HB1525 is now Act 923 (April 21, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1525?
- Trey Steimel (R, 2), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1525?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=HB1525
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