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SB494

To Reduce the Number and Types of Permits Issued by Arkansas Tobacco Control; and to Consolidate Several Permits into a Single Permit Under the Arkansas Tobacco Products Tax Act Of 1977.

J. Bryant · 2025 Regular Session · Notification that SB494 is now Act 717 · Act 717

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TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF PERMITS ISSUED BY ARKANSAS TOBACCO CONTROL; AND TO CONSOLIDATE SEVERAL PERMITS INTO A SINGLE PERMIT UNDER THE ARKANSAS TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX ACT OF 1977.

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15 mentions · 7 meetings · 8 named speakers

Senate Convenes

April 10, 2025

Matched: “Clark Tucker, Senate Bill 492 by Senator Bryant, Senate Bill 494 by Senator Bryant, Senate Bill 495 by Senator Bryant, Senat…”

Clark Tucker, Senate Bill 492 by Senator Bryant, Senate Bill 494 by Senator Bryant, Senate Bill 495 by Senator Bryant, Senate Bill 496 by Senator Caldwell, Senate Bill 497 by Senator Wallace, Senate Bill 515 by Senator Petty, Senate Bill 52...

House Convenes

April 9, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB494 J. Bryant Eaton TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF PERMITS I…”

The House will reconvene in session. Madam Clerk, please read Senate Bill 494. Senate
Chair (Representative Tracy Steele) · 5:35:22 in the video
The House will reconvene in session. Madam Clerk, please read Senate Bill 494. 494 by Representative Eden to reduce the
Sorry, having a little trouble getting back in it. What we have here is Senate Bill 494. It has been the Department of DF&A has asked me to run this bill for the Tobacco Council. What we're doing here, there's currently three permits that y...
Representative James Eaton · 5:36:22 in the video
closed with the bill. Question before the House is the passage of Senate Bill 494. Prepare the machine, Madam Clerk.
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House Convenes

April 8, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB494 J. Bryant Eaton TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF PERMITS I…”

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Revenue & Taxation- House

April 7, 2025 · Revenue & Taxation (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “…IN PAYMENTS BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. SB494 J. Bryant TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF PERMITS ISSUED…”

make your way to the end of the table. We've got Senate Bill 408, you've got Senate Bill 494, and Senate Bill 495,
Representative David Ray · 27:54 in the video
Get us started on SB 494. What we're looking to do here, tobacco consolidation, we want to consolidate and reduce some permits on this bill. That's what we're looking to do, and I'll let my colleague explain further. Thank you, Representati...
Representative James Eaton · 28:35 in the video
hearing. Fiscal impact would be, did you, it should be on that, your Senate Bill 494? Yeah. Got
Representative James Eaton · 30:04 in the video
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Senate Convenes

April 3, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB494 J. Bryant TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF PERMITS ISSUED…”

Please transmit to the House. Senate Bill 494. Senate Bill
of 1977. Senator Bryant, you recognized. Thank you, Madam President. Members, Senate Bill 494 is
Chair (Senator Joshua Bryant) · 2:20:28 in the video
Senate Bill 494 is an agency bill looking to combine three manufacturer's permits into one. That's the simplicity of the bill. Glad to answer any questions.
Senator Joshua Bryant · 2:20:28 in the video
King not voting. Any other senator? Seeing no other, please cast up the ballot by a vote of 32 yeas, 0 nay, 1 not voting. Senate Bill 494 passes. Please transmit to the House.
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Revenue & Tax - Senate

April 2, 2025 · Revenue & Tax (Senate) · on the agenda

Matched: “SB494 J. Bryant TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF PERMITS ISSUED…”

being here. Sorry for your wait. Okay, members, next one is SB 494. Senator Bryant, do you want to do that one?
Chair (Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr) · 2:08:02 in the video
Senate Bill 494. If you just both would recognize yourself so we can get that
Chair (Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr) · 2:08:21 in the video
...ere. - Thank you, sir. - You're recognized, Senator Bryant. - Thank you, these, Senate Bill 494, subsequently the next one too, our agency bills on the ATC, requesting some changes within the code. The first one, Senate Bill 494, just reduc...
Senator Joshua Bryant · 2:08:34 in the video
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Revenue & Tax - Senate

March 31, 2025 · Revenue & Tax (Senate)

Matched: “…ION FOR TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES BY PROCLAMATION. SB494 J. Bryant TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF PERMITS ISSUED…”

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