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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES.

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 440 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on March 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. Primary sponsor: Johnny Rye (Republican), Dave Wallace (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Sine Die adjournment.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Johnny RyePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Dave WallacePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Sine Die adjournment
  2. Recommended for study in the Interim Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
  3. SB440 Returned from the Governor as requested.
  4. Motion to Request SB440 from the Governor. Motion Carried.
  5. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
  6. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
  7. ORDERED ENROLLED
  8. Returned from the House as passed.
  9. Returned to the Senate as passed.
  10. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
  11. Returned by the Committee Do Pass
  12. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source