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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 3, 2023 AR HB 1622 Establishes the Heart Attack Task Force Bill Passed - House (90 - 5)
March 30, 2023 AR HB 1407 Establishes the Voter Registration and Secure Voter Records Act of 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 0)
March 27, 2023 AR HB 1468 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Address Transgender Students the Way They Identify Bill Passed - House (65 - 18)
March 15, 2023 AR SB 81 Authorizes Parental Review and Challenge of School Library Books and Curriculum Bill Passed - House (56 - 25)
March 2, 2023 AR SB 294 Establishes the LEARNS Act Bill Passed - House (78 - 21)
Feb. 22, 2023 AR HB 1419 Increases Number of Counties Where a Minimum Number of Signatures Must be Submitted from 15 to 50 Bill Passed - House (79 - 19)
Feb. 22, 2023 AR HB 1410 Authorizes Minors 16 Years Old and Under to work in the State of Arkansas Bill Passed - House (54 - 32)
Feb. 16, 2023 AR HB 1307 Requires the State Divest from Financial Companies that Follow Certain Sociopolitical Guidelines Bill Passed - House (79 - 12)
Feb. 6, 2023 AR SB 43 Amends the Definition of "Adult Oriented Business" to Include Drag Performances Bill Passed - House (78 - 15)
Feb. 1, 2023 AR HB 1156 Requires That Public School Restrooms Be Separated by Sex Bill Passed - House (80 - 10)
Jan. 19, 2023 AR HB 1023 Requires State and National Flags Purchased with Taxpayer Funds be Manufactured in the United States Bill Passed - House (93 - 2)
Jan. 18, 2023 AR HB 1018 Authorizes Bomb Squads to Carry Weapons and Make Arrests Bill Passed - House (71 - 9)
Aug. 10, 2022 AR HB 1002 Reduces State Income and Corporate Taxes Bill Passed - House (81 - 14)
March 8, 2022 AR SB 101 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget Bill Passed - House (97 - 1)
March 7, 2022 AR HB 1034 Increases Prison Spending Bill Passed - House (83 - 5)
March 7, 2022 AR SB 54 Appropriates Money for Personal Services and Operating Expenses for the Department of Human Services Bill Passed - House (91 - 3)
March 7, 2022 AR HR 1022 Repeals Secret Ballot Voting for House Speaker Elections Bill Failed - House (24 - 62)
March 3, 2022 AR SB 102 Appropriates Pregnancy Resource Center Grants for the Department of Finance and Administration Bill Passed - House (75 - 19)
March 3, 2022 AR SB 59 Appropriates Funds for the University of Arkansas Bill Passed - House (88 - 4)
March 3, 2022 AR SB 49 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year Bill Passed - House (96 - 0)
March 2, 2022 AR SB 98 Appropriates Money for Capital Improvements and Illicit Drug Education and Training for the University of Arkansas Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
Feb. 17, 2022 AR SB 21 Appropriates Funds for the Catfish Promotion Board Bill Passed - House (86 - 4)
Feb. 17, 2022 AR SB 4 Appropriates Funds for the State Ethics Commission Bill Passed - House (89 - 4)
Feb. 16, 2022 AR HB 1011 Appropriates Funds for the Rice Research and Promotion Board Bill Passed - House (93 - 4)
Feb. 16, 2022 AR HB 1009 Appropriates Monies to Assist Wheat Industry Bill Passed - House (93 - 3)
Feb. 16, 2022 AR HB 1031 Appropriates Funds to the Department of Education for the Educational Television Division Bill Passed - House (49 - 45)
Oct. 8, 2021 AR SB 731 Establishes a Right of Privacy Concerning COVID-19 Vaccination Status Bill Failed - House (41 - 46)
Oct. 7, 2021 AR SB 743 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (53 - 35)
Oct. 6, 2021 AR SB 739 Exempts Employees from Federal Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - House (61 - 25)
Oct. 6, 2021 AR HB 1982 Establishes State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (59 - 30)
Oct. 5, 2021 AR HB 1977 Exempts Employees from Federal Mandates and Employer Mandates Related to COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (68 - 23)
Aug. 6, 2021 AR SB 1 Repeals Accepting Funds from the Federal Unemployment Benefits Program Bill Passed - House (73 - 18)
April 27, 2021 AR SB 627 Prohibits Certain Teachings Regarding Race and Sex Bill Passed - House (72 - 19)
April 26, 2021 AR SB 615 Prohibits Governmental Entities from Mandating Vaccine Passports Bill Passed - House (76 - 12)
April 21, 2021 AR SB 573 Authorizes Concealed Carry in Government Buildings, Parks and Property Bill Passed - House (78 - 16)
April 21, 2021 AR HB 1761 Prohibits the Teaching of CRT in Schools Bill Passed - House (63 - 13)
April 20, 2021 AR SB 535 Prohibits Public Agencies from Disclosing Membership and Other Information to Non-Profits Bill Passed - House (74 - 12)
April 20, 2021 AR SB 590 Repeals Mask Mandates by All Government Entities Bill Passed - House (69 - 20)
April 20, 2021 AR SB 557 Amends the Duties of County Board Election Commissioner Members Bill Passed - House (76 - 17)
April 20, 2021 AR SB 643 Limits the Time Frame for Absentee Ballot Applications to be Received Bill Passed - House (65 - 25)
April 20, 2021 AR SB 498 Requires Written Complaints be Sent by the County Board of Election Commissioners to the State Board of Election Commissioners Bill Passed - House (79 - 9)
April 14, 2021 AR HB 1849 Prohibits Driving in the Left Lane Except for Passing Bill Passed - House (55 - 27)
April 13, 2021 AR SB 488 Exempts Certain Forms of Examining and Copying of Public Records Bill Passed - House (71 - 21)
April 12, 2021 AR HB 1712 Authorizes the State HVACR Licensing Board to Establish Annual Continuing Education Requirement Bill Passed - House (52 - 37)
April 7, 2021 AR SB 494 Extends Qualified Immunity to Law Enforcement who Patrol Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - House (76 - 10)
April 7, 2021 AR HB 1557 Requires Electric Utilities to Have an Emergency Plan for Certain Weather Events Bill Passed - House (70 - 8)
April 7, 2021 AR HB 1592 Prohibits Charter Schools from Engaging in Transactions with Entities that Provide Abortions Bill Passed - House (73 - 18)
April 7, 2021 AR HB 1701 Authorizes Teachers to Teach Creationism as a "Theory of How the Earth Came to Exist" Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
April 1, 2021 AR SB 496 Establishes Uniform Dates for Holding Special Elections Bill Passed - House (74 - 9)
April 1, 2021 AR HB 1715 Requires Voters' Signatures on Absentee Ballots Match the Signature from Their Voter Registration Application Bill Passed - House (74 - 22)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/03 HB 1622 Establishes the Heart Attack Task Force Bill Passed - House (90 - 5)
3/30 HB 1407 Establishes the Voter Registration and Secure Voter Records Act of 2023 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 0)
3/27 HB 1468 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Address Transgender Students the Way They Identify Bill Passed - House (65 - 18)
3/15 SB 81 Authorizes Parental Review and Challenge of School Library Books and Curriculum Bill Passed - House (56 - 25)
3/02 SB 294 Establishes the LEARNS Act Bill Passed - House (78 - 21)
2/22 HB 1419 Increases Number of Counties Where a Minimum Number of Signatures Must be Submitted from 15 to 50 Bill Passed - House (79 - 19)
2/22 HB 1410 Authorizes Minors 16 Years Old and Under to work in the State of Arkansas Bill Passed - House (54 - 32)
2/16 HB 1307 Requires the State Divest from Financial Companies that Follow Certain Sociopolitical Guidelines Bill Passed - House (79 - 12)
2/06 SB 43 Amends the Definition of "Adult Oriented Business" to Include Drag Performances Bill Passed - House (78 - 15)
2/01 HB 1156 Requires That Public School Restrooms Be Separated by Sex Bill Passed - House (80 - 10)
1/19 HB 1023 Requires State and National Flags Purchased with Taxpayer Funds be Manufactured in the United States Bill Passed - House (93 - 2)
1/18 HB 1018 Authorizes Bomb Squads to Carry Weapons and Make Arrests Bill Passed - House (71 - 9)
8/10 HB 1002 Reduces State Income and Corporate Taxes Bill Passed - House (81 - 14)
3/08 SB 101 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget Bill Passed - House (97 - 1)
3/07 HB 1034 Increases Prison Spending Bill Passed - House (83 - 5)
3/07 SB 54 Appropriates Money for Personal Services and Operating Expenses for the Department of Human Services Bill Passed - House (91 - 3)
3/07 HR 1022 Repeals Secret Ballot Voting for House Speaker Elections Bill Failed - House (24 - 62)
3/03 SB 102 Appropriates Pregnancy Resource Center Grants for the Department of Finance and Administration Bill Passed - House (75 - 19)
3/03 SB 59 Appropriates Funds for the University of Arkansas Bill Passed - House (88 - 4)
3/03 SB 49 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year Bill Passed - House (96 - 0)
3/02 SB 98 Appropriates Money for Capital Improvements and Illicit Drug Education and Training for the University of Arkansas Bill Passed - House (92 - 4)
2/17 SB 21 Appropriates Funds for the Catfish Promotion Board Bill Passed - House (86 - 4)
2/17 SB 4 Appropriates Funds for the State Ethics Commission Bill Passed - House (89 - 4)
2/16 HB 1011 Appropriates Funds for the Rice Research and Promotion Board Bill Passed - House (93 - 4)
2/16 HB 1009 Appropriates Monies to Assist Wheat Industry Bill Passed - House (93 - 3)
2/16 HB 1031 Appropriates Funds to the Department of Education for the Educational Television Division Bill Passed - House (49 - 45)
10/08 SB 731 Establishes a Right of Privacy Concerning COVID-19 Vaccination Status Bill Failed - House (41 - 46)
10/07 SB 743 Amends State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (53 - 35)
10/06 SB 739 Exempts Employees from Federal Vaccine Mandates Bill Passed - House (61 - 25)
10/06 HB 1982 Establishes State Congressional Districts Bill Passed - House (59 - 30)
10/05 HB 1977 Exempts Employees from Federal Mandates and Employer Mandates Related to COVID-19 Bill Passed - House (68 - 23)
8/06 SB 1 Repeals Accepting Funds from the Federal Unemployment Benefits Program Bill Passed - House (73 - 18)
4/27 SB 627 Prohibits Certain Teachings Regarding Race and Sex Bill Passed - House (72 - 19)
4/26 SB 615 Prohibits Governmental Entities from Mandating Vaccine Passports Bill Passed - House (76 - 12)
4/21 SB 573 Authorizes Concealed Carry in Government Buildings, Parks and Property Bill Passed - House (78 - 16)
4/21 HB 1761 Prohibits the Teaching of CRT in Schools Bill Passed - House (63 - 13)
4/20 SB 535 Prohibits Public Agencies from Disclosing Membership and Other Information to Non-Profits Bill Passed - House (74 - 12)
4/20 SB 590 Repeals Mask Mandates by All Government Entities Bill Passed - House (69 - 20)
4/20 SB 557 Amends the Duties of County Board Election Commissioner Members Bill Passed - House (76 - 17)
4/20 SB 643 Limits the Time Frame for Absentee Ballot Applications to be Received Bill Passed - House (65 - 25)
4/20 SB 498 Requires Written Complaints be Sent by the County Board of Election Commissioners to the State Board of Election Commissioners Bill Passed - House (79 - 9)
4/14 HB 1849 Prohibits Driving in the Left Lane Except for Passing Bill Passed - House (55 - 27)
4/13 SB 488 Exempts Certain Forms of Examining and Copying of Public Records Bill Passed - House (71 - 21)
4/12 HB 1712 Authorizes the State HVACR Licensing Board to Establish Annual Continuing Education Requirement Bill Passed - House (52 - 37)
4/07 SB 494 Extends Qualified Immunity to Law Enforcement who Patrol Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - House (76 - 10)
4/07 HB 1557 Requires Electric Utilities to Have an Emergency Plan for Certain Weather Events Bill Passed - House (70 - 8)
4/07 HB 1592 Prohibits Charter Schools from Engaging in Transactions with Entities that Provide Abortions Bill Passed - House (73 - 18)
4/07 HB 1701 Authorizes Teachers to Teach Creationism as a "Theory of How the Earth Came to Exist" Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
4/01 SB 496 Establishes Uniform Dates for Holding Special Elections Bill Passed - House (74 - 9)
4/01 HB 1715 Requires Voters' Signatures on Absentee Ballots Match the Signature from Their Voter Registration Application Bill Passed - House (74 - 22)
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