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Committee pulls House Bill 1491 to active agenda to consider excise tax credit for beer and sake using Arkansas rice

3091088 · April 10, 2025
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House Bill 1491, a bill to create an excise tax credit for beer and sake using Arkansas rice, was pulled from the committee's deferred agenda to the active agenda by unanimous consent. DFA staff described the fiscal impact as undetermined but provided counts and a top-line tax-collection figure for accounts that could qualify.

House Bill 1491, filed by Representative Ordlau, was moved from the committee's deferred agenda to the active agenda by the Senate Revenue & Tax Committee without objection. The bill would create an excise tax credit for certain beer and sake products that use Arkansas-grown rice.

Paul Gehring of the Department of Finance and Administration told the committee the fiscal impact is undetermined. Gehring said the…

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