Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 537: TO CREATE THE EARNING SAFE REENTRY THROUGH WORK ACT; AND TO CREATE A SENTENCE CREDIT PROGRAM FOR A PERSON ON PROBATION, PAROLE, OR POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION TO EARN TIME CREDITS THROUGH EMPLOYMENT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Enacted Last action April 18, 2025: Notification that SB537 is now Act 763

Plain-language summary

SB 537 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on March 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO CREATE THE EARNING SAFE REENTRY THROUGH WORK ACT; AND TO CREATE A SENTENCE CREDIT PROGRAM FOR A PERSON ON PROBATION, PAROLE, OR POST-RELEASE SUPERVISION TO EARN TIME CREDITS THROUGH EMPLOYMENT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Primary sponsor: Matt Brown (Republican), Gilmore. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 18, 2025): Notification that SB537 is now Act 763.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Matt Brown (Republican); Gilmore. 1 co-sponsor.