Arkansas

HB1918 Real Money (Passed 33 to 0 on 4/14/2025). Updates Arkansas law on specie and legal tender, authorizing the use of bullion depositories and a precious-metals-backed electronic payment system.

HB1706 Ranked-choice-voting Ban (Passed 28 to 4 on 4/14/2025). Bans the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in Arkansas elections.

SB520 Local-government DEI Ban (Passed 22 to 7 on 4/8/2025). Prohibits "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) offices, officers, policies, and practices within Arkansas local governments, including counties, cities, and towns.

SB478 Diesel-regulation Nullification (Passed 35 to 0 on 4/8/2025). Declares that the federal government has no constitutional authority to regulate diesel engines operating solely within Arkansas.

SB64 Public Television Funding (Passed 76 to 17 on 4/7/2025). Funds Arkansas PBS (Department of Education - Educational Television Division) for FY 2025-26.

HB1365 Board Race-and-gender Quota Ban (Passed 60 to 24 on 4/3/2025). Removes all race- and gender-based quotas or membership requirements for Arkansas boards, commissions, and advisory councils.

HJR1004 Article V Con-Con (Failed 48 to 34 on 4/1/2025). Applies to Congress for an Article V Convention to propose an amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress.

HB1444 Corporate Welfare: Data Centers (Passed 24 to 4 on 3/31/2025). Updates the state's sales-and-use tax exemption for data centers.

SB189 Medical Freedom: Ivermectin (Passed 78 to 14 on 3/18/2025). Allows ivermectin for human use to be sold over the counter in the state.

SB59 "Free" School Meals (Passed 24 to 1 on 2/17/2025). Requires all public schools to offer every student one free breakfast per day starting in the 2025-26 school year, regardless of income

SB59 "Free" School Meals (Passed 88 to 4 on 2/13/2025). Requires all public schools to offer every student one free breakfast per day starting in the 2025-26 school year, regardless of income.

HB1060 Curriculum: Failures of Communism (Passed 70 to 16 on 2/11/2025). Requires the state Department of Education to update middle- and high-school social studies standards by the 2026-27 school year to emphasize the failures of communism and autocratic governments and the strength of the U.S. constitutional republic.

HB1008 Taxpayer Money for Sesame Street (passed 78 to 11 on 5/1/2024). Provides $6.24 million to the Arkansas Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) for "Educational Television."

HB1025 Funding Anti-Tobacco "Public Health" Initiatives (passed 75 to 17 on 4/17/2024). Allocates $14.6 million to the Department of Health for "Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs."

HB1025 Funding Anti-Tobacco "Public Health" Initiatives (passed 32 to 0 on 4/18/2024). Allocates $14.6 million to the Department of Health for "Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs."

HB1076 Government-Subsidized Housing and Loans (passed 32 to 0 on 4/18/2024). Appropriates $60.4 million, including at least $15 million from federal funds, to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority for "low-income housing" and "student loans."

HB1076 Government-Subsidized Housing and Loans (passed 89 to 2 on 4/17/2024). Appropriates $60.4 million, including at least $15 million from federal funds, to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority for "low-income housing" and "student loans."

HB1737 Gun & Property Rights (passed 28 to 3 on 4/7/2023). Specifies that a property owner who permits all non-employees to carry loaded firearms on their property will not be held liable for any resulting damage, injury, or death caused by such firearms use.

HB1748 Article V Convention: Delegate Rules (passed 20 to 12 on 4/7/2023). Provides false assurance by stating it "regulates" the state's participation in an Article V Convention as per the U.S. Constitution.

SB542 "Proof of Life" for the Preborn (passed 80 to 12 on 4/5/2023). Requires that an obstetric ultrasound, along with a simultaneous verbal explanation and medical description of the "unborn child" it depicts, be performed on and displayed to a pregnant woman prior to an abortion.

HB1718 Sound Money (passed 32 to 0 on 4/5/2023). Reaffirms gold and silver coins as legal tender in the state, exempting them from taxation as personal property.

HB1748 Article V Convention: Delegate Rules (passed 61 to 11 on 4/4/2023). Provides false assurance by stating it "regulates" the state's participation in an Article V Convention as per the U.S. Constitution.

SB306 Food Stamps (passed 24 to 7 on 4/4/2023). Increases food stamp eligibility in the state and increases SNAP amounts.

HB1718 Sound Money (passed 82 to 8 on 4/3/2023). Reaffirms gold and silver coins as legal tender in the state, exempting them from taxation as personal property.

SB542 "Proof of Life" for the Preborn (passed 28 to 6 on 4/3/2024). Requires that an obstetric ultrasound, along with a simultaneous verbal explanation and medical description of the "unborn child" it depicts, be performed on and displayed to a pregnant woman prior to an abortion.

SB306 Food Stamps (passed 65 to 16 on 3/30/2023). Increases food stamp eligibility in the state and increases SNAP amounts.

HB1307 Divesting ESG Assets (passed 70 to 18 on 3/27/2023). Authorizes the Treasurer of State to divest public funds with a financial services provider due to the use of "environmental, social justice, and or governance-related (ESG) factors," such as "diversity and inclusion (DEI) policies."

SB258 Drop Box Ban (passed 29 to 6 on 3/15/2023). Prohibits the use of absentee ballot drop boxes during elections.

SB258 Drop Box Ban (passed 80 to 16 on 3/13/2023). Prohibits the use of absentee ballot drop boxes during elections.

HB1307 Divesting ESG Assets (passed 23 to 9 on 3/13/2023). Authorizes the Treasurer of State to divest public funds with a financial services provider due to the use of "environmental, social justice, and or governance-related (ESG) factors," such as "diversity and inclusion (DEI) policies."

SB199 Civil Liability for "Transgender" Surgeries (passed 76 to 17 on 3/8/2023). Allows malpractice lawsuits for transgender surgery for minors, effectively ending the practice.

SB294 Universal "Education Savings Accounts" (passed 26 to 8 on 3/3/2023). Provides annual state funding for qualifying educational expenses on behalf of "any resident" who is "eligible to enroll in a public elementary or secondary school."

HB1410 Freeing Youth from "Child Labor Laws" (passed 24 to 9 on 3/2/2023). Eliminates the requirement that minors who are under 16 years of age have to obtain a state-issued work permit prior to employment.

HB1410 Freeing Youth from "Child Labor Laws" (passed 54 to 32 on 2/22/2023). Eliminates the requirement that minors who are under 16 years of age have to obtain a state-issued work permit prior to employment.

HB1026 No Local Income Tax (passed 27 to 6 on 2/9/2023). Amends state law to prohibit local governments from enacting an income tax.

HB1026 No Local Income Tax (passed 79 to 10 on 1/31/2023). Amends state law to prohibit local governments from enacting an income tax.

HB1783 Federal "Smart Snacks in School" Program (passed 35 to 0 on 4/27/2021). Allows students in seventh through twelfth grade to access vending machines offering food and beverages that meet the nutrition standards of the federal smart snacks in school program.

SB629 Declining Enrollment Funding (passed 34 to 0 on 4/15/2021). Allows school districts that have experienced a decline in average daily membership to receive both Declining Enrollment Funding and Special Needs Isolated Funding.

SB298 Arkansas Sovereignty Act Of 2021 (passed 21 to 12 on 4/26/2021). Nullified all "acts, laws, orders, rules, and regulations of the United States Government, whether past, present, or future" that are unconstitutional regarding guns.

SB629 Declining Enrollment Funding (passed 92 to 0 on 4/21/2021). Allows school districts that have experienced a decline in average daily membership to receive both Declining Enrollment Funding and Special Needs Isolated Funding.

SB298 Arkansas Sovereignty Act Of 2021 (passed 76 to 18 on 4/15/2021). Nullified all "acts, laws, orders, rules, and regulations of the United States Government, whether past, present, or future" that are unconstitutional regarding guns.

SB59 Intrastate Firearms Protection Act (passed 74 to 18 on 4/15/2021). Prohibits the enforcement of any federal gun laws toward all personal firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition "that is manufactured commercially or privately in Arkansas and that remains within the borders of Arkansas."

HB1783 Federal "Smart Snacks in School" Program (passed 92 to 0 on 4/14/2021). Allows students in seventh through twelfth grade to access vending machines offering food and beverages that meet the nutrition standards of the federal smart snacks in school program.

HB1570 Arkansas Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act (passed 25 to 8 on 4/6/2021). Bans doctors from providing gender-affirming health care for "transgender" children.

HB1570 Arkansas Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act (passed 71 to 27 on 4/6/2021). Bans doctors from providing gender-affirming health care for "transgender" children.

SB59 Intrastate Firearms Protection Act (passed 28 to 7 on 4/1/2021). Prohibits the enforcement of any federal gun laws toward all personal firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition "that is manufactured commercially or privately in Arkansas and that remains within the borders of Arkansas."

HB1112 Voter ID for Provisional Ballots (passed 25 to 9 on 2/24/2021). Requires Arkansas voters to show a photo ID to cast a provisional ballot.

HB1112 Voter ID for Provisional Ballots (passed 75 to 20 on 2/2/2021). Requires Arkansas voters to show a photo ID to cast a provisional ballot.