Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB490: TO ALLOW A COURT TO WAIVE CERTAIN FEES WHEN A JUVENILE IS ORDERED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER
Status: Chaptered, April 23, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to allow a court to waive certain fees when a juvenile is ordered to register as a sex offender; and for other purposes. subtitle to allow a court to waive certain fees when a juvenile is ordered to register as a sex offender.
From the enrolled text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO ALLOW A COURT TO WAIVE CERTAIN FEES WHEN A JUVENILE IS ORDERED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO ALLOW A COURT TO WAIVE CERTAIN FEES WHEN A JUVENILE IS ORDERED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 9-27-356(k), concerning a juvenile being ordered to register as a sex offender, is amended to read as follows: (k) Once a juvenile is ordered to register as a sex offender, he or she shall be subject to the registration requirements set forth in §§ 12-12904, 12-12-906, 12-12-908, 12-12-909, and 12-12-912, with the exception that the circuit court may waive the two-hundred-fifty-dollar fee under § 12-12906. /s/Irvin APPROVED: BECAME LAW ON 4/22/25 WITHOUT THE GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE. *LJH203* 03-20-2025 14:13:04 LJH203
Sponsors
- Missy Irvin (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Nicole Clowney (D, 21)
Latest actions
- : Notification that SB490 is now Act 972
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
- : Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
- : ORDERED ENROLLED
- : Returned from the House as passed.
- : Returned to the Senate as passed.
- : Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
- : Returned by the Committee Do Pass
- : Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
- : RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Votes
- House Roll Call #1284 (April 14, 2025): 55 yea, 25 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call #736 (April 1, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #201 (February 12, 2025): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call #159 (February 11, 2025): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB490?
- SB490 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO ALLOW A COURT TO WAIVE CERTAIN FEES WHEN A JUVENILE IS ORDERED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER.
- What does SB490 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to allow a court to waive certain fees when a juvenile is ordered to register as a sex offender; and for other purposes. subtitle to allow a court to waive certain fees when a juvenile is ordered to register as a sex offender.
- What is the status of SB490?
- Chaptered as of April 23, 2025. Latest action: Notification that SB490 is now Act 972 (April 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB490?
- Missy Irvin (R, 24), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB490?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=SB490
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