Arkansas Vote Reports
2025 AR Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Arkansas General Assembly in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
For detailed bill descriptions and thorough explanations of their constitutional merits or violations, scan the QR code above or visit thefreedomindex.org/ar/.
Senate Votes
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Ranked-choice-voting Ban
Bans the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in Arkansas elections.
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Real Money
Updates Arkansas law on specie and legal tender, authorizing the use of bullion depositories and a precious-metals-backed electronic payment system.
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Diesel-regulation Nullification
Declares that the federal government has no constitutional authority to regulate diesel engines operating solely within Arkansas.
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Local-government DEI Ban
Prohibits "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) offices, officers, policies, and practices within Arkansas local governments, including counties, cities, and towns.
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Corporate Welfare: Data Centers
Updates the state's sales-and-use tax exemption for data centers.
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"Free" School Meals
Requires all public schools to offer every student one free breakfast per day starting in the 2025-26 school year, regardless of income.
House Votes
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Public Television Funding
Funds Arkansas PBS (Department of Education - Educational Television Division) for FY 2025-26.
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Board Race-and-gender Quota Ban
Removes all race- and gender-based quotas or membership requirements for Arkansas boards, commissions, and advisory councils.
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Article V Con-Con
Applies to Congress for an Article V Convention to propose an amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress.
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Medical Freedom: Ivermectin
Allows ivermectin for human use to be sold over the counter in the state.
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"Free" School Meals
Requires all public schools to offer every student one free breakfast per day starting in the 2025-26 school year, regardless of income.
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Curriculum: Failures of Communism
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.
2024 AR Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Arkansas General Assembly in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
Senate Votes
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Funding Anti-Tobacco "Public Health" Initiatives
Allocates $14.6 million to the Department of Health for "Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs."
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Government-Subsidized Housing and Loans
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."
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"Proof of Life" for the Preborn
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.
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Universal "Education Savings Accounts"
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."
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Freeing Youth from “Child Labor Laws”
Eliminates the requirement that minors who are under 16 years of age have to obtain a state-issued work permit prior to employment.
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No Local Income Tax
Amends state law to prohibit local governments from enacting an income tax.
House Votes
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Taxpayer Money for Sesame Street
Provides $6.24 million to the Arkansas Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) for "Educational Television."
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Funding Anti-Tobacco "Public Health" Initiatives
Allocates $14.6 million to the Department of Health for "Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs."
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Government-Subsidized Housing and Loans
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."
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Divesting ESG Assets
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."
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Freeing Youth from “Child Labor Laws”
Eliminates the requirement that minors who are under 16 years of age have to obtain a state-issued work permit prior to employment.
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No Local Income Tax
Amends state law to prohibit local governments from enacting an income tax.
2023 AR Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Arkansas General Assembly in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
Senate Votes
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Gun & Property Rights
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.
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Article V Convention: Delegate Rules
Provides false assurance by stating it "regulates" the state's participation in an Article V Convention as per the U.S. Constitution.
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Sound Money
Reaffirms gold and silver coins as legal tender in the state, exempting them from taxation as personal property.
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Food Stamps
Increases food stamp eligibility in the state and increases SNAP amounts.
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Drop Box Ban
Prohibits the use of absentee ballot drop boxes during elections.
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Divesting ESG Assets
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."
House Votes
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"Proof of Life" for the Preborn
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.
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Article V Convention: Delegate Rules
Provides false assurance by stating it "regulates" the state's participation in an Article V Convention as per the U.S. Constitution.
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Sound Money
Reaffirms gold and silver coins as legal tender in the state, exempting them from taxation as personal property.
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Food Stamps
Increases food stamp eligibility in the state and increases SNAP amounts.
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Drop Box Ban
Prohibits the use of absentee ballot drop boxes during elections.
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Civil Liability for "Transgender" Surgeries
Allows malpractice lawsuits for transgender surgery for minors, effectively ending the practice.
2022 AR Legislative Scorecard 2021-
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Arkansas General Assembly in 2021-2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
Senate Votes
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Federal "Smart Snacks in School" Program
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.
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Arkansas Sovereignty Act Of 2021
Nullified all "acts, laws, orders, rules, and regulations of the United States Government, whether past, present, or future" that are unconstitutional regarding guns.
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Declining Enrollment Funding
Allows school districts that have experienced a decline in average daily membership to receive both Declining Enrollment Funding and Special Needs Isolated Funding.
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Arkansas Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act.
Bans doctors from providing gender-affirming health care for "transgender" children.
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Intrastate Firearms Protection Act
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."
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Voter ID for Provisional Ballots
Requires Arkansas voters to show a photo ID to cast a provisional ballot.
House Votes
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Declining Enrollment Funding
Allows school districts that have experienced a decline in average daily membership to receive both Declining Enrollment Funding and Special Needs Isolated Funding.
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Arkansas Sovereignty Act Of 2021
Nullified all "acts, laws, orders, rules, and regulations of the United States Government, whether past, present, or future" that are unconstitutional regarding guns.
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Intrastate Firearms Protection Act
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."
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Federal "Smart Snacks in School" Program
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.
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Arkansas Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act.
Bans doctors from providing gender-affirming health care for "transgender" children.
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Voter ID for Provisional Ballots
Requires Arkansas voters to show a photo ID to cast a provisional ballot.