Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1685: TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES LEVIED ON FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS, AS AFFIRMED BY REFERRED ACT 19 OF 1958; AND TO EXEMPT GROCERIES FROM STATE SALES AND USE TAXES.

Enacted Last action April 22, 2025: Notification that HB1685 is now Act 1008

Plain-language summary

HB 1685 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas House on March 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO CREATE THE GROCERY TAX RELIEF ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES LEVIED ON FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS, AS AFFIRMED BY REFERRED ACT 19 OF 1958; AND TO EXEMPT GROCERIES FROM STATE SALES AND USE TAXES. Primary sponsor: Bart Hester (Republican), Kendon Underwood (Republican). It lists 39 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 22, 2025): Notification that HB1685 is now Act 1008.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Bart Hester (Republican); Kendon Underwood (Republican). 39 co-sponsors.