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Linda Pondexter Chesterfield

Linda Pondexter Chesterfield

Senator
Arkansas SD-030
Democrat
F
18%
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2023-2024 Sessions

Arkansas: Senate
Score: 27

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."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Cost per household: -$51.00/year
HB1076 Roll Call 1431100 Passed 32 to 0 on 4/18/2024 See Declaration of Independence Article I Section 8

Funding Anti-Tobacco "Public Health" Initiatives

Allocates $14.6 million to the Department of Health for "Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Cost per household: -$12.00/year
HB1025 Roll Call 1430539 Passed 32 to 0 on 4/18/2024 See Declaration of Independence Fifth Amendment

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
HB1748 Roll Call 1295979 Passed 20 to 12 on 4/7/2023 See Article V

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: None
HB1737 Roll Call 1295872 Passed 28 to 3 on 4/7/2023 See Second Amendment Fifth Amendment Ninth Amendment 10th Amendment

Sound Money

Reaffirms gold and silver coins as legal tender in the state, exempting them from taxation as personal property.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
HB1718 Roll Call 1294386 Passed 32 to 0 on 4/5/2023 See Article I Section 10 Fifth Amendment

Food Stamps

Increases food stamp eligibility in the state and increases SNAP amounts.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
SB306 Roll Call 1292826 Passed 24 to 7 on 4/4/2023 See Article I Section 8 Declaration of Independence

"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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
SB542 Roll Call 1291511 Passed 28 to 6 on 4/3/2023 See Declaration of Independence Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment

Drop Box Ban

Prohibits the use of absentee ballot drop boxes during elections.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
SB258 Roll Call 1276019 Passed 29 to 6 on 3/15/2023 See Article I Section 4 Declaration of Independence

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."
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
HB1307 Roll Call 1273732 Passed 23 to 9 on 3/13/2023 See First Amendment Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment

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."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
SB294 Roll Call 1269981 Passed 26 to 8 on 3/3/2023 See Declaration of Independence Fifth Amendment

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
HB1410 Roll Call 1267071 Passed 24 to 9 on 3/2/2023 See Declaration of Independence Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment

No Local Income Tax

Amends state law to prohibit local governments from enacting an income tax.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
HB1026 Roll Call 1246698 Passed 27 to 6 on 2/9/2023 See Declaration of Independence Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment
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