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Act 622 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S3/20/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 9 3
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By: Senators B. Davis, C. Penzo, C. Tucker 5
By: Representative Pilkington 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MAKE ARKANSAS HEALTHY AGAIN ACT; 9
TO PROHIBIT A PERSON OR ENTITY FROM MANUFACTURING, 10
SELLING, DELIVERING, DISTRIBUTING, HOLDING, OR 11
OFFERING FOR SALE A FOOD PRODUCT FOR HUMAN 12
CONSUMPTION THAT CONTAINS CERTAIN SUBSTANCES; AND FOR 13
OTHER PURPOSES. 14
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TO CREATE THE MAKE ARKANSAS HEALTHY 18
AGAIN ACT; AND TO PROHIBIT 19
MANUFACTURING, SELLING, DELIVERING, 20
DISTRIBUTING, HOLDING, OR OFFERING FOR 21
SALE A FOOD PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS 22
CERTAIN SUBSTANCES. 23
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 25
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 20, Chapter 57, Subchapter 4, is 27
amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 28
20-57-403. Make Arkansas Healthy Again Act — Prohibited substances in 29
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(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Make Arkansas 31
Healthy Again Act". 32
(b) A person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, 33
distribute, hold, or offer for sale in commerce a food product for human 34
consumption that contains any of the following substances: 35
(1) Potassium bromate, also known as CAS no. 7758-01-2; or 36 As Engrossed: S3/20/25 SB9
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(2) Propylparaben, also known as CAS no. 94-13-3. 1
(c) Upon an action brought by the Attorney General, a city attorney, a 2
county attorney, or a prosecuting attorney, a person or entity that violates 3
subsection (b) of this section is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed 4
five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a first violation, and not to exceed ten 5
thousand dollars ($10,000) for each subsequent violation. 6
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SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 8
This act shall be effective on and after January 1, 2028. 9
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/s/B. Davis 11
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APPROVED: 4/16/25 14
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