Bill
HB 1675
Arkansas HB 1675 would restructure Grade A milk inspection fees to fund the program, charging producers, plants, distributors, haulers, and importers for inspections and permits.
Note on source materials
- The materials provided contain conflicting items under the same bill number (texts from different states and different subject matters). The primary legislative text in the package is an Arkansas bill (95th General Assembly, Regular Session 2025) that would amend the Arkansas Grade "A" Milk Program Act of 1981 by changing inspection fees. Other inserted texts (Illinois, Indiana, and a separate appropriation digest) appear to be unrelated bills that share the HB 1675 number in their respective jurisdictions. This summary focuses on the Arkansas bill text that is most fully represented in the packet.
Purpose and intent
- The Arkansas HB 1675 (2025) seeks to revise the inspection-fee structure under the Arkansas Grade “A” Milk and Milk Products Inspection and Regulation Program, with the stated intent of making the program self-supporting by adjusting the fees collected from producers, processors, distributors, haulers, and related entities.
Key provisions and changes
- Amends Arkansas Code § 20-59-404(a) to revise how inspection fees are collected and to set specific fee rates:
- Authorizes the Department of Health’s Accounting Division to collect $250 on a monthly or annual basis (the bill text is internally inconsistent on frequency: “monthly an annual basis unless otherwise stated”).
- Producers: $0.030 per 100 pounds of Grade “A” milk inspected by the state.
- Importers of raw Grade “A” milk (produced and inspected in another state): $10.00 for each sample analyzed by the Arkansas Department of Health laboratory.
- Milk plants: $0.030 per 100 pounds of Grade “A” milk processed or distributed.
- Producer-distributors: $0.065 per 100 pounds of Grade “A” milk produced or sold.
- Milk haulers who sample and transport Grade “A” milk in Arkansas: annual permit fee of $10.00, due January 1 each year.
- Distributors of Grade “A” milk processed outside Arkansas and sold in state: $0.030 per 100 pounds OR a monthly minimum fee of $200 plus $10 per sample analyzed — the larger of the two amounts is due the following month.
- Single-service plants: annual permit fee of $200 (not applied to plants already paying a milk inspection fee); due January 1 each year.
Who would be affected
- Arkansas producers of Grade “A” milk, milk plants, producer-distributors, milk haulers, in-state and out-of-state distributors who sell Grade “A” milk in Arkansas, single-service plants, and importers whose samples are analyzed by the Arkansas Department of Health laboratory. The adjustments change the cost structure for inspection and permitting for these stakeholders.
Procedural history and outcome
- Sponsors/Authors (as listed in materials): Representatives Womack and Gonzales; Senator Crowell listed in the bill header; Alex Burton is listed as an author in the combined action log (materials are inconsistent).
- Key procedural steps (Arkansas text):
- Amendment No. 1 (H1) was read and adopted (03-06-2025); bill was ordered engrossed.
- Various committee and calendar actions occurred through March–April 2025 (public hearings and committee consideration are recorded).
- Final status: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment (05-05-2025).
- No effective date or implementation schedule is provided in the Arkansas text as supplied.
Limitations and discrepancies
- The packet contains multiple unrelated legislative texts and action logs from different jurisdictions and topics (e.g., Illinois and Indiana HB 1675 items and a digest about an appropriation to community mental health centers). Those items are not part of the Arkansas Grade “A” Milk Program amendment and were not used in the substantive summary above. If you intended a summary for a different HB 1675 (for example, the bonds/Alcorn State University title or the community mental health appropriation), please resend or confirm which jurisdiction and text to summarize.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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