Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 458: TO REQUIRE A COURT TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF FACTORS SUCH AS TRAUMA AND INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM ON A PERSON WHO COMMITTED A CRIME AS A MINOR DURING A TRANSFER OR SENTENCING HEARING.

Enacted Last action April 23, 2025: Notification that SB458 is now Act 988

Plain-language summary

SB 458 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on March 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO REQUIRE A COURT TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF FACTORS SUCH AS TRAUMA AND INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM ON A PERSON WHO COMMITTED A CRIME AS A MINOR DURING A TRANSFER OR SENTENCING HEARING. Primary sponsor: Nicole Clowney (Democratic), Greg Leding (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 23, 2025): Notification that SB458 is now Act 988.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Nicole Clowney (Democratic); Greg Leding (Democratic).