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Charlene Fite

Charlene Fite

Representative
Arkansas HD-080
Republican
D
63%
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2023-2024 Sessions

Arkansas: House
Score: 60

Taxpayer Money for Sesame Street

Provides $6.24 million to the Arkansas Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) for "Educational Television."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Cost per household: -$5.00/year
HB1008 Roll Call 1437367 Passed 78 to 11 on 5/1/2024 See Declaration of Independence

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 1429647 Passed 75 to 17 on 4/19/2024 See Declaration of Independence and Fifth Amendment

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 1430176 Passed 89 to 2 on 4/17/2024 See Declaration of Independence and Article I Section 8

"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: Yes
SB542 Roll Call 1293897 Passed 80 to 12 on 4/5/2023 See Fifth Amendment, 14th Amendment, and Declaration of Independence

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: None
HB1748 Roll Call 1292901 Passed 61 to 11 on 4/4/2023 See Article V

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 1291320 Passed 82 to 8 on 4/3/2023 See Article I Section 10 and Fifth Amendment

Food Stamps

Increases food stamp eligibility in the state and increases SNAP amounts.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: None
SB306 Roll Call 1289983 Passed 65 to 16 on 3/30/2023 See Declaration of Independence and Article I Section 8

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: Yes
HB1307 Roll Call 1285087 Passed 70 to 18 on 3/27/2023 See First Amendment, Fifth Amendment, and 14th Amendment

Drop Box Ban

Prohibits the use of absentee ballot drop boxes during elections.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
SB258 Roll Call 1273850 Passed 80 to 16 on 3/13/2023 See Article I Section 4 and Declaration of Independence

Civil Liability for "Transgender" Surgeries

Allows malpractice lawsuits for transgender surgery for minors, effectively ending the practice.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
SB199 Roll Call 1271146 Passed 76 to 17 on 3/8/2023 See Fifth Amendment, 14th Amendment, and Declaration of Independence

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 1258256 Passed 54 to 32 on 2/22/2023 See Declaration of Independence, Ninth Amendment, and 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: Yes
HB1026 Roll Call 1238584 Passed 79 to 10 on 1/31/2023 See Declaration of Independence, Fifth Amendment, and 14th Amendment
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