Arkansas / State / 95th General Assembly, 2025 Regular Session
Act 259 of 2025 (HB 1400) Waived the yearly 10 percent penalty when a disabled veteran redeems his or her own tax-delinquent land
Added Ark. Code Ann. § 26-37-302(e): a disabled veteran meeting the § 26-3-306(a)(1)(A)(i) test who submits the VA letter to the Commissioner of State Lands does not pay the 10 percent annual penalty on redeeming a tax-delinquent parcel he or she owns. Interest and costs remain. Approved March 12, 2025; effective August 5, 2025.
Progress
Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature
- Introduced Done,
- In committee Done, Joint Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs
- Passed one chamber Done, House
- Passed both chambers Done, Senate
- Signed by the governor Done, Act 259
- In effect Done,
Sponsors
- Marcus E. Richmond
- Gary Stubblefield
What it touches
- Ark. Code Ann. § 26-37-302
Catalog entry
Official record
Read Act 259 of 2025 (HB 1400) on the jurisdiction's own record