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Arkansas expanded raw milk sales beyond the farm in 2025

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In 2025 Arkansas enacted laws allowing raw milk sales away from the farm, creating a right to try individualized investigational treatments, and adding religious freedom protections in public schools and for adoption and foster care providers. A law also defines central bank digital currency in the state's commercial code.

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Bills in Arkansas
SupportSB464Signed into law

Sell raw milk beyond the farm

Allows raw milk and raw milk products to be sold at locations other than the farm where they were produced.

Families should be free to buy raw milk directly from farmers they trust.

Last action: Notification that SB464 is now Act 698 (Apr 18, 2025)
Food freedom
SupportHB1669Signed into law

Protect faith-based foster and adoption providers

Creates the Keep Kids First Act, protecting adoption and foster care providers acting on sincerely held religious beliefs from discrimination.

Faith-based providers should be able to serve children without giving up their beliefs.

Last action: Notification that HB1669 is now Act 509 (Apr 10, 2025)
Religious freedom
SupportSB223Signed into law

Protect religious rights in public schools

Creates the Religious Rights at Public Schools Act of 2025.

Students and staff should not have to leave their faith at the schoolhouse door.

Last action: Notification that SB223 is now Act 400 (Mar 31, 2025)
Freedom of speechReligious freedom
SupportSB136Signed into law

Right to try individualized treatments

Creates the Right to Try Individualized Investigational Treatment Act to give patients access to individualized investigational treatment.

Patients and their doctors, not the state, should decide which treatments to try.

Last action: Notification that SB136 is now Act 201 (Feb 27, 2025)
Medical freedom
WatchSB133Signed into law

Define digital currency in commercial code

Defines central bank digital currency in the Uniform Commercial Code and modifies the definitions of money and deposit account.

How a state defines money affects whether a central bank digital currency can be used, so CODR is watching how this law is applied.

Last action: Notification that SB133 is now Act 50 (Feb 17, 2025)
Financial freedom