Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1669: 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.

Enacted Last action April 10, 2025: Notification that HB1669 is now Act 509

Plain-language summary

HB 1669 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas House on March 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Alan Clark (Republican), Mary Bentley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2025): Notification that HB1669 is now Act 509.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Alan Clark (Republican); Mary Bentley (Republican).