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type: "Bill"
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title: "REQUIRING A PERSON IN THE CUSTODY OF A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO USE FUNDS FROM FEDERAL RELIEF OR STIMULUS PROGRAMS TO FIRST PAY OUTSTANDING FINES, FEES, COSTS, OR RESTITUTION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY."
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description: "REQUIRING A PERSON IN THE CUSTODY OF A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO USE FUNDS FROM FEDERAL RELIEF OR STIMULUS PROGRAMS TO FIRST PAY OUTSTANDING FINES, FEES, COSTS, OR RESTITUTION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ar"
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legislature: "Arkansas Legislature"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 544"
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citation: "Arkansas SB 544 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Rice", "Richmond"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2021-03-16T17:33:48+00:00"
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last_action: "2021-05-03T21:52:30+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3ab356d-f225-47de-a185-321cd222aa2a"
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source_url: "ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/SessionInformation/LegislativeMeasures.txt"
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source_hash: "7f9a88b4ba78026b69351566e7f29378de1a0db586075648e37ca85e3d7d8aee"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ar"]
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---
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# Arkansas SB 544 (2021) — REQUIRING A PERSON IN THE CUSTODY OF A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO USE FUNDS FROM FEDERAL RELIEF OR STIMULUS PROGRAMS TO FIRST PAY OUTSTANDING FINES, FEES, COSTS, OR RESTITUTION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FSB544-H1.pdf)
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2. **Amendment H2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FSB544-H2.pdf)
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3. **Amendment S1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FSB544-S1.pdf)
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4. **SB 544** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/2021R/Public/Searchable/SB544.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Read the third time and passed. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. — **89–0** (pass) · lower
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- Read the third time and passed. — **30–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Rice — primary (person)
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- Richmond — primary (person)
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- Flippo — cosponsor (person)
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- G. Stubblefield — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-16T17:33:48+00:00** Filed `introduction`
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- **2021-03-16T18:49:16+00:00** Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-31T18:05:53+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-01T18:34:05+00:00** Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
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- **2021-04-01T18:34:17+00:00** Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
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- **2021-04-01T21:03:07+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
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- **2021-04-05T19:11:38+00:00** Read the third time and passed. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-05T19:11:45+00:00** EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
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- **2021-04-05T19:11:58+00:00** Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
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- **2021-04-05T21:54:40+00:00** RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
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- **2021-04-05T22:22:32+00:00** Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE `reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-13T18:13:38+00:00** Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
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- **2021-04-13T18:13:40+00:00** Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
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- **2021-04-13T18:38:56+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
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- **2021-04-20T18:07:45+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2 `committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-21T13:36:55+00:00** Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
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- **2021-04-21T13:36:55+00:00** Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
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- **2021-04-21T16:01:58+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
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- **2021-04-21T21:07:58+00:00** Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-21T21:08:01+00:00** EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
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- **2021-04-21T21:08:12+00:00** Returned To Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2
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- **2021-04-22T02:56:31+00:00** Returned from the House as passed, as amended, Amendment #1 and #2
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- **2021-04-22T02:56:48+00:00** Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-22T19:00:33+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1 and Amendment #2. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-24T13:31:22+00:00** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-04-26T18:47:10+00:00** Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
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- **2021-04-26T18:47:12+00:00** House Amendment No. 1,2 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
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- **2021-04-26T18:47:22+00:00** Rules suspended.
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- **2021-04-26T18:47:43+00:00** Read the third time and passed. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-26T18:47:56+00:00** EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
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- **2021-04-26T18:47:58+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
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- **2021-04-27T13:31:20+00:00** Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
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- **2021-04-27T13:31:22+00:00** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-03T21:52:30+00:00** Notification that SB544 is now Act 1110 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3ab356d-f225-47de-a185-321cd222aa2a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arkansas legislature records).
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