---
type: "Bill"
title: "TO ALLOW THE ARKANSAS TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO PAY AN ANNUITY OR BENEFIT OWED TO A PERSON TO A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST ESTABLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PERSON."
description: "TO ALLOW THE ARKANSAS TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO PAY AN ANNUITY OR BENEFIT OWED TO A PERSON TO A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST ESTABLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PERSON."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ar"
legislature: "Arkansas Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 1347"
citation: "Arkansas HB 1347 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["K. Hammer", "Warren"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-30T22:46:16+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-20T15:46:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d2ff5ee-cbf1-434a-977d-c90ec2890892"
source_url: "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument/?path=%2fSessionInformation%2LegislativeMeasures.txt"
source_hash: "693b5d4f19883387e790acc9dea2fa232e1bbb4ca1d79ef773f9dff053e76bc6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ar"]
---

# Arkansas HB 1347 (2025) — TO ALLOW THE ARKANSAS TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO PAY AN ANNUITY OR BENEFIT OWED TO A PERSON TO A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST ESTABLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PERSON.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Act 363** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=363.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)
2. **Amendment H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1347-H1.pdf)
3. **Amendment S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1347-S1.pdf)
4. **Amendment S2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1347-S2.pdf)
5. **HB 1347** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2025/2025R/Bills/HB1347.pdf)

## Sponsors

- K. Hammer — primary (person)
- Warren — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-30T22:46:16+00:00** Filed `introduction`
- **2025-02-03T23:19:52+00:00** In accordance with House Rule 39 Read the first time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE JOURNAL; ENGROSSED AND ENROLLED BILLS `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-24T14:36:52+00:00** Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- **2025-02-24T14:37:09+00:00** Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-24T16:51:35+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2025-02-24T22:49:32+00:00** In accordance with House Rule 39 Read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC RETIREMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS-JOINT `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04T22:29:12+00:00** Returned by the Committee Do Pass `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T21:25:48+00:00** Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-05T23:19:57+00:00** Received from the House.
- **2025-03-05T23:20:00+00:00** Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2025-03-12T19:08:08+00:00** Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
- **2025-03-12T19:08:20+00:00** Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- **2025-03-12T19:09:24+00:00** Amendment #2 was withdrawn.
- **2025-03-12T21:29:05+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2025-03-13T20:23:03+00:00** Read the third time and passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-13T20:23:24+00:00** Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
- **2025-03-13T22:06:35+00:00** Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
- **2025-03-17T18:44:23+00:00** Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
- **2025-03-17T18:44:26+00:00** TO BE ENROLLED
- **2025-03-18T14:40:29+00:00** Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- **2025-03-20T15:46:52+00:00** Notification that HB1347 is now Act 363 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d2ff5ee-cbf1-434a-977d-c90ec2890892`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arkansas legislature records).