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State Senator
Tyler Dees
(R) - Arkansas
Arkansas Senate District 35
In Office - Started: 01/09/2023

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Siloam Springs Office

2584 N. Hico St.
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: 501-682-6107

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State Capitol Building
500 Woodlane St., Suite 320
Little Rock, AR 72201-1090
Phone: 501-682-2902

Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HB1180 To Create The Baby Olivia Act. AN ACT TO CREATE THE BABY OLIVIA ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
SR7 To Recognize The City Of Siloam Springs As Recipient In 2024 Of A Volunteer Community Of The Year Award, The Most Innovative City Award, The Floodplain Community Of The Year Award, And A Trendsetter City Award. To Recognize The City Of Siloam Springs As Recipient In 2024 Of A Volunteer Community Of The Year Award, The Most Innovative City Award, The Floodplain Community Of The Year Award, And A Trendsetter City Award. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR23 To Recognize February 15-22, 2025, As National Ffa Week. To Recognize February 15-22, 2025, As National Ffa Week. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR1015 A Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Transparency By Requiring A Judicial Candidate To Declare His Or Her Political Party Affiliation Or Independent Status When Running For Office. A Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Transparency By Requiring A Judicial Candidate To Declare His Or Her Political Party Affiliation Or Independent Status When Running For Office. Dead
HB1495 Concerning The Transfer Of A Student's Permanent School Record. AN ACT CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF A STUDENT'S PERMANENT SCHOOL RECORD; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
SB239 To Require A Report Card To Include A Student's Current Reading Grade Level. AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING REQUIRED STUDENT REPORT CARDS; TO REQUIRE A REPORT CARD TO INCLUDE A STUDENT'S CURRENT READING GRADE LEVEL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
HB1535 To Provide An Enhanced Sentence For Persons Convicted Of Rape Of A Child Twelve Years Of Age Or Younger; To Permit The Department Of Corrections To Administer Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Treatment For Chemical Castration. AN ACT TO PROVIDE AN ENHANCED SENTENCE FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF RAPE OF A CHILD TWELVE YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER; TO PERMIT CHEMICAL CASTRATION BY MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE TREATMENT FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF RAPE OF A CHILD TWELVE YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO ADMINISTER MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN PERSONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
SMR2 In Respectful Memory Of Former Arkansas Attorney General, United States Congressman, And Forty-third Governor Of Arkansas James "jim" Guy Tucker For His Service To The Nation And To The State Of Arkansas. In Respectful Memory Of Former Arkansas Attorney General, United States Congressman, And Forty-third Governor Of Arkansas James "jim" Guy Tucker For His Service To The Nation And To The State Of Arkansas. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1534 To Increase The Homestead Property Tax Credit. AN ACT TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
SR31 To Recognize Miss America's Teen 2025 Peyton Bolling. To Recognize Miss America's Teen 2025 Peyton Bolling. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR37 To Recognize March 2025 As American Red Cross Month And Support The Humanitarian Mission Of The American Red Cross. To Recognize March 2025 As American Red Cross Month And Support The Humanitarian Mission Of The American Red Cross. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1626 To Prohibit The Sale Of Disposal Vapor Products From A Prohibited Foreign Party. AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF DISPOSABLE VAPOR PRODUCTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
SB204 To Exempt From Gross Income A Gain By A Taxpayer Resulting From The Acquisition Of Property Under The Right Of Eminent Domain Or The Threat Of Condemnation. AN ACT TO AMEND THE STATE INCOME TAX LAWS; TO EXEMPT FROM GROSS INCOME A GAIN BY A TAXPAYER RESULTING FROM THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY UNDER THE RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN OR THE THREAT OF CONDEMNATION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
SB394 To Amend The Law Concerning The Allocation, Distribution, And Use Of Revenues Derived From A County Sales And Use Taxes For Capital Improvements. AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COUNTY SALES AND USE TAXES FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS; TO ALLOW A COUNTY TO REFER TO THE VOTERS A CHANGE IN THE ALLOCATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES FROM A COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS; TO PROHIBIT A MUNICIPALITY FROM PLEDGING REVENUES FROM A COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO REPAY BONDS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
SB526 To Prohibit The Sale Of Disposable Vapor Products From A Prohibited Foreign Party. AN ACT TO TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF DISPOSABLE VAPOR PRODUCTS FROM A PROHIBITED FOREIGN PARTY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
SR60 To Recognize The Gravette High School Lions Wrestling Team As The 2025 Class 4a State Champions. To Recognize The Gravette High School Lions Wrestling Team As The 2025 Class 4a State Champions. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB82 To Increase The Sales And Use Tax Exemption For Used Motor Vehicles; And To Amend The Reduced Sales And Use Tax Rate Applicable To Purchases Of Used Motor Vehicles. AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAX APPLICABLE TO PURCHASES OF NEW OR USED MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS, AND SEMITRAILERS; TO INCREASE THE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR USED MOTOR VEHICLES; TO AMEND THE REDUCED SALES AND USE TAX RATE APPLICABLE TO PURCHASES OF USED MOTOR VEHICLES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
SB607 To Establish The Requirements For A Public School District That Initiates And Maintains A Four-day School Week; And To Declare An Emergency. AN ACT CONCERNING A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IMPLEMENTS A FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN ITS DISTRICT; TO ESTABLISH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT INITIATES AND MAINTAINS A FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
SR75 To Honor Sylvia Ann Hindsman Cornwell For Her Exemplary, Dedicated Service To The Senate And To The State Of Arkansas. To Honor Sylvia Ann Hindsman Cornwell For Her Exemplary, Dedicated Service To The Senate And To The State Of Arkansas. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1975 To Create The Child Content Creation Protection Act. AN ACT TO CREATE THE CHILD CONTENT CREATION PROTECTION ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB612 To Create A Private Right Of Action Against A Social Media Platform That Causes Harm; And To Impose A Civil Penalty On A Social Media Platform That Knowingly And Willfully Contributes To A Minor's Suicide Or Suicide Attempt. AN ACT TO CREATE A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR THE USE OF A DESIGN, ALGORITHM, OR FEATURE BY A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT CAUSES HARM; TO IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY ON A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE SUICIDE OR ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A MINOR; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB611 To Amend The Social Media Safety Act. AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB533 To Provide For The Regulation Of Consumable Hemp Products By The Arkansas Tobacco Control Board; And To Amend The Arkansas Law To Allow Regulation And Purchase Of Consumable Hemp Products. To Provide For The Regulation Of Consumable Hemp Products By The Arkansas Tobacco Control Board; To Amend The Arkansas Law To Allow The Regulation And Purchase Of Consumable Hemp Product; And To Declare An Emergency. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1746 To Amend The Uniform Commercial Code. AN ACT TO AMEND THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1606 To Allow A Local Government To Authorize The Operation Of A Utility Task Vehicle On A Designated Public Street Or Highway Within The Local Government's Jurisdiction Subject To Certain Requirements. AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF CERTAIN VEHICLES ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF A UTILITY TASK VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC STREET OR HIGHWAY; TO ALLOW A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO AUTHORIZE THE OPERATION OF A UTILITY TASK VEHICLE ON A DESIGNATED PUBLIC STREET OR HIGHWAY WITHIN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S JURISDICTION; TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR A UTILITY TASK VEHICLE OPERATING ON A PUBLIC STREET OR HIGHWAY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR1018 The Citizens Only Voting Amendment. The Citizens Only Voting Amendment. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB303 To Allow A Resident School District To Permit A Private School Student To Participate In An Interscholastic Activity At The Resident School District Under Certain Conditions. AN ACT TO ALLOW A RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PERMIT A PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITY AT THE RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB375 To Create The Offense Of Capital Rape; And To Amend A Portion Of Arkansas Code Which Resulted From Initiated Act 3 Of 1936. AN ACT TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF CAPITAL RAPE; TO AMEND A PORTION OF ARKANSAS CODE WHICH RESULTED FROM INITIATED ACT 3 OF 1936; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB449 To Provide Civil Immunity For Confiscation Of Alternative Nicotine Products, Vapor Products, E-liquid Products, Tobacco Products, And Cigarette Papers From A Minor At A School. AN ACT TO PROVIDE CIVIL IMMUNITY FOR CONFISCATION OF ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS, VAPOR PRODUCTS, E- LIQUID PRODUCTS, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND CIGARETTE PAPERS FROM A MINOR AT A SCHOOL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1793 To Amend The Law Concerning The Use Of Positive Behavioral Supports In Public School Districts. AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE USE OF POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1921 To Amend The Child Welfare Agency Licensing Act; To Amend The Training And Certification Process For Foster Parents; And To Streamline The Process Of Training And Certifying Relatives As Foster Parents. AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHILD WELFARE AGENCY LICENSING ACT; TO AMEND THE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR FOSTER PARENTS; TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF TRAINING AND CERTIFYING RELATIVES AS FOSTER PARENTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1739 To Adopt The Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act. AN ACT TO ADOPT THE UNIFORM ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIALS ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1681 To Establish The Water And Sewer Treatment Facilities Grant Program; And To Declare An Emergency. AN ACT REGARDING THE ARKANSAS NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION; TO ESTABLISH THE WATER AND SEWER TREATMENT FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM; TO CREATE THE WATER AND SEWER TREATMENT FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM FUND; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1537 To Repeal The Location Act For Community Homes For Individuals With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities. AN ACT TO REPEAL THE LOCATION ACT FOR COMMUNITY HOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1492 To Require Each Public School District And Open-enrollment Public Charter School To Implement A Mobile Panic Alert System. AN ACT TO REQUIRE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL TO PROVIDE ALL SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WITH A WEARABLE PANIC ALERT SYSTEM DEVICE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
HB1749 To Adopt The Uniform Trust Decanting Act. AN ACT TO ADOPT THE UNIFORM TRUST DECANTING ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1835 Concerning Specialty Court Programs; And To Update And Clarify The Law Concerning Drug Court, Mental Health Court, Veterans Court, And Dwi/bwi Specialty Court Programs. AN ACT CONCERNING SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAMS; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING RECORD SEALING UPON COMPLETION OF A SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAM; TO UPDATE AND CLARIFY THE LAW CONCERNING DRUG COURT, MENTAL HEALTH COURT, VETERANS COURT, AND DWI/BWI SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAMS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1998 To Create The James Mcferron Mental Health, Wellness, And Resiliency Act; And To Improve Access To Services And Training To First Responders. AN ACT TO CREATE THE JAMES MCFERRON MENTAL HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND RESILIENCY ACT; TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND TRAINING TO FIRST RESPONDERS; TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH, LEADERSHIP, WELLNESS, AND RESILIENCY PROGRAMS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ACROSS THE STATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
HB1745 To Require Certain Commercial Driver License Holders To Possess A United States Work Authorization; To Require The Operator Of A Commercial Motor Vehicle To Have English Proficiency; And To Create Related Offenses. AN ACT TO REQUIRE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE HOLDERS TO POSSESS A UNITED STATES WORK AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE STATE; TO REQUIRE AN OPERATOR OF A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE TO HAVE PROFICIENCY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF PRESENTING A FALSE FOREIGN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB361 To Create The Industrial Development Authorities Expansion Act; And To Provide For The Creation Of Industrial Development Authorities To Secure And Develop Industry And Foster Economic Development. AN ACT TO CREATE THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES EXPANSION ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES TO SECURE AND DEVELOP INDUSTRY AND FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; TO IMPROVE THE STATE'S ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY COMPETE, WIN, AND DEVELOP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; TO INCREASE JOB CREATION AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB433 Regarding The Display Of The National Motto And The Ten Commandments. AN ACT REGARDING THE DISPLAY OF THE NATIONAL MOTTO AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB463 To Require The Arkansas Public Service Commission To Approve Or Deny Settlement Agreements Concerning Closing Or Eliminating Electric Generation Units Or Transmission Assets. AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO APPROVE OR DENY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS CONCERNING CLOSING OR ELIMINATING ELECTRIC GENERATION UNITS OR TRANSMISSION ASSETS BETWEEN PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CERTAIN ENTITIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1997 To Create A Zoning Exemption For Childcare Family Homes; And To Declare An Emergency. AN ACT TO CREATE A ZONING EXEMPTION FOR CHILDCARE FAMILY HOMES; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
HB1737 To Amend The Transmitting Utility Act; And To Amend The Definition Of "transmitting Utility" To Include Fiber Optic And Broadband Lines. AN ACT TO AMEND THE TRANSMITTING UTILITY ACT; TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "TRANSMITTING UTILITY" TO INCLUDE FIBER OPTIC AND BROADBAND LINES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1736 To Amend Article 9 Of The Uniform Commercial Code. AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 9 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1594 To Create A Farmer Sales Tax Identification Card; And To Relieve A Seller Of Sales Tax Remittance Liability Upon Good Faith Acceptance Of A Farmer Sales Tax Identification Card. AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING GROSS RECEIPTS TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATES; TO CREATE A FARMER SALES TAX IDENTIFICATION CARD; TO RELIEVE A SELLER OF SALES TAX REMITTANCE LIABILITY UPON GOOD FAITH ACCEPTANCE OF A FARMER SALES TAX IDENTIFICATION CARD; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1062 To Create The Teacher And Student Protection Act Of 2025. AN ACT TO CREATE THE TEACHER AND STUDENT PROTECTION ACT OF 2025; TO PROHIBIT A STUDENT WHO IS REMOVED FROM A CLASSROOM DUE TO VIOLENT OR ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR AGAINST A TEACHER OR ANOTHER STUDENT FROM BEING PLACED IN A CLASS WITH THE TEACHER OR STUDENT AGAINST WHOM THE VIOLENT OR ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR WAS DIRECTED; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1303 To Create The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Incentive Act; And To Create An Income Tax Credit Related To Sustainable Aviation Fuel. AN ACT TO CREATE TAX INCENTIVES RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL; TO CREATE THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL INCENTIVE ACT; TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL; AND FOR Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1950 To Protect Licensed Family Childcare Homes From Termination Of Homeowners Insurance Coverage; And To Prohibit Discrimination Against Licensed Family Childcare Homes By Homeowners Insurance Providers. AN ACT TO PROTECT LICENSED FAMILY CHILDCARE HOMES FROM TERMINATION OF HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE COVERAGE; TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LICENSED FAMILY CHILDCARE HOMES BY HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE PROVIDERS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
HB1382 To Require Certain Reporting By The Designated Protection And Advocacy Agency For The State And The Designated Client Assistance Program For The State. AN ACT TO REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTING BY THE DESIGNATED PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY FOR THE STATE AND THE DESIGNATED CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE STATE TO THE HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB189 To Authorize Ivermectin For Human Use To Be Sold Without A Prescription Or Consultation With A Healthcare Professional. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE IVERMECTIN FOR HUMAN USE TO BE SOLD WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION OR CONSULTATION WITH A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1489 To Amend The Method Of Execution To Include Nitrogen Gas. AN ACT TO AMEND THE METHOD OF EXECUTION TO INCLUDE NITROGEN GAS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB263 To Increase The Homestead Property Tax Credit. AN ACT TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1748 To Adopt The Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act. AN ACT TO ADOPT THE UNIFORM ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIALS ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Dead
HB1452 Clarifying The Law On The Use Of Medical Marijuana In Certain Places; And To Prohibit The Possession Of An Unsealed Container Of Certain Forms Of Medical Marijuana In A Motor Vehicle. AN ACT CLARIFYING THE LAW ON THE USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN CERTAIN PLACES; TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF AN UNSEALED CONTAINER OF CERTAIN FORMS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN A MOTOR VEHICLE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB234 Concerning The Nineteenth Judicial District-west; To Create An Additional Circuit Judgeship; And To Declare An Emergency. AN ACT CONCERNING THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT- WEST; TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL CIRCUIT JUDGESHIP; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1486 To Amend The Law Concerning The Market Value Of Certain Surplus Property Acquired By The State Highway Commission. AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE MARKET VALUE OF CERTAIN SURPLUS PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1315 To Authorize A Blood Type Designation To Be Placed On A Driver's License Or Identification Card. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE A BLOOD TYPE DESIGNATION TO BE PLACED ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB59 To Provide Each Student With One Breakfast At No Cost Each School Day Upon Request Without Consideration Of The Student's Eligibility For A Federally Funded Free Or Reduced-price Meal; And To Declare An Emergency. AN ACT TO PROVIDE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT WITH ONE BREAKFAST AT NO COST DURING EACH SCHOOL DAY UPON HIS OR HER REQUEST WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT'S ELIGIBILITY FOR A FEDERALLY FUNDED FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE MEAL; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB142 To Create The Bell To Bell, No Cell Act; And To Amend The Requirements For Public School Discipline Policies With Regard To Student Use Of Personal Electronic Devices. AN ACT TO CREATE THE BELL TO BELL, NO CELL ACT; TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES WITH REGARD TO STUDENT USE OF PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1204 To Establish Recovery Of Damages For Necessary Medical Care, Treatment, Or Services Rendered. AN ACT TO ESTABLISH RECOVERY OF DAMAGES FOR NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, TREATMENT, OR SERVICES RENDERED; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
HB1017 To Amend The Law Regarding Paid Maternity Leave For Public School Employees; And To Require The Division Of Elementary And Secondary Education To Pay For Incurred Costs For Approved Paid Maternity Leave. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
SB290 To Prohibit A Moratorium On The Issuance Of Permits In Watersheds And Other Bodies Of Water. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1625 To Amend The Law Concerning Insurance Requirements For Licensed Home Inspectors. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1671 To Amend The Law Concerning The Gross Receipts Tax; And To Create A General Sales And Use Tax Exemption For Sales To Qualified Nonprofit Organizations. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1662 To Prohibit Lobbying For A Covered Foreign Entity. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
SB437 To Create The Arkansas Wind Energy Development Act. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
SB457 To Amend The Law Concerning The Release From Parole Or Post-release Supervision Of Certain Persons Who Committed Crimes When They Were Under The Age Of Eighteen. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
SB491 To Require A Vendor That Contracts With The Employee Benefits Division To Submit Data For Verification By An Independent Audit; To Impose A Civil Penalty On A Vendor That Provides Inaccurate Data; And To Declare An Emergency. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED 04/16/2025 Yea
SB491 To Require A Vendor That Contracts With The Employee Benefits Division To Submit Data For Verification By An Independent Audit; To Impose A Civil Penalty On A Vendor That Provides Inaccurate Data; And To Declare An Emergency. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1842 To Amend The Law Regarding The Office Of Criminal Detention Facilities Review Coordinator; And To Place The Office Within The Arkansas Commission On Law Enforcement Standards And Training Within The Department Of Public Safety. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1843 Concerning Records And Photographs Kept By The State Crime Laboratory. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1878 To Ensure Early Voting Access For Arkansans Residing In Population Centers; And To Require A County Board Of Election Commissioners To Conduct Early Voting In A City In Certain Instances. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Nay
HB1878 To Ensure Early Voting Access For Arkansans Residing In Population Centers; And To Require A County Board Of Election Commissioners To Conduct Early Voting In A City In Certain Instances. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Nay
HB1878 To Ensure Early Voting Access For Arkansans Residing In Population Centers; And To Require A County Board Of Election Commissioners To Conduct Early Voting In A City In Certain Instances. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Nay
SB571 To Amend The Law Concerning Municipal Building And Zoning Regulations; And To Prohibit A Municipality From Enforcing Buildings And Zoning Regulations On County Property. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1903 To Amend Provisions Of The Arkansas Code To Provide School Districts With Flexibility Regarding Alternative Learning Environments. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1945 To Amend The Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act; To Amend The Public School Choice Act Of 2015; And To Allow A Student To Transfer To Another Public School Within His Or Her Resident District. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1951 To Set Forth Authorized Domain Extensions For Higher Education And Government Websites. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1959 To Abolish The Use Of A Writ Of Scire Facias As The Means Of Reviving An Outstanding Judgment; To Allow A Judgment To Be Revived By Notice; And To Amend The Law Concerning The Fees To Be Charged By Clerks Of The Circuit Courts. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1961 To Allow Medical Providers Temporary Exemptions From Federal Information-blocking Regulations To Safeguard Patients During Information Disclosure; And To Declare An Emergency. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED 04/16/2025 Abstain
HB1961 To Allow Medical Providers Temporary Exemptions From Federal Information-blocking Regulations To Safeguard Patients During Information Disclosure; And To Declare An Emergency. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Abstain
HB1966 To Authorize An Incorporated Town Or A City Of The Second Class To Petition The State Board Of Education For The Establishment Of A Local Public Elementary School Or Satellite School Under Certain Conditions. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1967 To Amend The Law Concerning The Unlawful Distribution Of Sexual Images Or Recordings. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
SB601 To Create A Pathway For A Graduate Of A Foreign Medical School To Be Licensed In This State If He Or She Is Offered Full-time Employment As A Physician From A Healthcare Provider. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1974 To Prohibit State Entities From Employing Unauthorized Aliens; To Establish The E-verify Requirement Act; And To Require State Entities To Use E-verify To Confirm Employment Eligibility. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
SB612 To Create A Private Right Of Action Against A Social Media Platform That Causes Harm; And To Impose A Civil Penalty On A Social Media Platform That Knowingly And Willfully Contributes To A Minor's Suicide Or Suicide Attempt. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1975 To Create The Child Content Creation Protection Act. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1979 An Act To Amend Arkansas Law To Allow Warrantless Searches By A Law Enforcement Officer Of A Person Placed On Suspended Imposition Of Sentence; And For Other Purposes. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
SB619 Concerning The Formation Of An Isolated School District. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1983 To Amend Acts 1973, No. 167, § 4, Concerning The Sale Of Certain Property To The Westark Area Council, Inc., Boy Scouts Of America. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1984 To Create A Designation For A Registered Sex Offender On A Driver's License Or Identification Card. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1986 Concerning Excused Absences For Children Of Fallen Service Members And Children Of Fallen First Responders. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
SB620 To Provide A Safety Valve And Appeal Right For A Minor Defendant Who Is Also A Victim Of Human Trafficking; And To Amend The Human Trafficking Act Of 2013. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
SB625 To Amend Provisions Of The Arkansas Code Concerning The Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account Program; And To Declare An Emergency. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Abstain
HB1988 To Amend The Law Concerning The Distribution Of Auto Auction Fees For Salvage-titled Or Parts-only Titled Vehicles; And To Amend The Purpose For Which Auto Auction Fees May Be Used. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1991 To Provide For Certain Exceptions Related To A Residential Development Under The Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1995 To Separate The Offices Of Sheriff And Tax Collector In Perry County. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB2001 To Create The Arkansas Towing And Recovery Reform And Efficiency Act Of 2025; To Amend The Law Concerning The Arkansas Towing And Recovery Board; And To Declare An Emergency. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB2003 To Amend The Revenue Stabilization Law; And To Declare An Emergency. Third Reading 04/16/2025 Yea
HB1105 An Act For The Department Of Human Services - Secretary's Office Appropriation For The 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
SB54 An Act For The Auditor Of State - Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys Appropriation For The 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
SB67 An Act For The Arkansas Public Defender Commission Appropriation For The 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1163 An Act For The Department Of Labor And Licensing - Boards And Commissions Appropriation For The 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1178 To Amend The Law Concerning The Contracting Of A Municipal Attorney; To Amend The Law Concerning Sums Collected By District Courts; And To Amend The Law Concerning Cost Sharing For District Court Expenses. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
SB90 To Require Members Of The Public To Be Afforded The Opportunity To Present Public Comment At Each Meeting Of A School District Board Of Directors. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1202 An Act For The Department Of Finance And Administration - Disbursing Officer Appropriation For The 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1312 To Amend Public School Funding Amounts Under The Public School Funding Act Of 2003. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1365 To Remove Racial And Gender Quotas And Qualifications Of Membership For Certain Boards, Committees, Councils, And Commissions. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1471 To Amend The Expiration Date Of All Licenses Of The Board Of Examiners In Speech-language Pathology And Audiology. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1562 Concerning The Termination Of An Oral Lease Of Farmlands; And To Amend The Law Concerning Notice Of Termination. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
SB313 Concerning Forensic Mental Health Evaluations And Treatment; And To Promote And Improve Efficiencies And Quality In The Department Of Human Services. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1624 To Amend The Arkansas Law Concerning The Membership Of County Law Library Boards. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Nay
SB352 To Prohibit Antisemitism In Public Elementary And Secondary Schools; And To Prohibit Antisemitism In State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1646 To Require Certain Materials To Be Stored In Locked Compartments Within A Designated Area. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1662 To Prohibit Lobbying For A Covered Foreign Entity. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1683 To Prohibit The Procurement By A Governmental Entity Of An Electric Vehicle Or A Component Of An Electric Vehicle That Was Manufactured In Whole Or In Part Using Forced Labor. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1682 To Create The Good Neighbor Act; And To Clarify Food Donation Liability And Immunity. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
SB397 To Protect Confidential Personal Information Of Rail Employees In Reports Involving Railroad Fatalities. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1719 To Amend The Days Included In The Total Number Of Maternity Leave Days Approved By A School That Offers Maternity Leave. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1728 To Require Reporting On The Number Of Students Receiving Accommodations For A Disability At Institutions Of Higher Education. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
SB431 To Amend The Human Trafficking Act Of 2013; To Eliminate The Statute Of Limitations For Certain Offenses; To Create Safe Harbors For Victims; And To Prohibit Certain Sexually Explicit Products That Resemble A Child. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1766 To Create The Arkansas Respond, Innovate, Succeed, And Empower (rise) Act. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Abstain
SB443 To Amend The Duties Of The State Board Of Appraisers, Abstracters, And Home Inspectors; To Amend The Law Regarding Licensure Of Abstracters; To Amend The Law Regarding Licensure Of Home Inspectors; And To Declare An Emergency. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
SB458 To Require A Court To Consider The Impact Of Factors Such As Trauma And Involvement With The Child Welfare System On A Person Who Committed A Crime As A Minor During A Transfer Or Sentencing Hearing. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1832 To Amend The Rules Of The Supreme Court And Court Of Appeals Of The State Of Arkansas; And To Amend A Rule Of The Supreme Court And Court Of Appeals Under The Authority Granted By The Arkansas Constitution. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
SB519 To Amend The Standard Nonforfeiture Law For Life Insurance; And To Regulate The Payment Of Interest On Deferred Payment Of Any Cash Surrender Value According To The Terms Of The Policy. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1874 An Act To Amend The Use Of Professional Development Funding That Exceeds The Maximum Amount Awarded To Public Schools For Public School Teachers Under The Public School Funding Act Of 2003. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
SB533 To Provide For The Regulation Of Consumable Hemp Products By The Arkansas Tobacco Control Board; And To Amend The Arkansas Law To Allow Regulation And Purchase Of Consumable Hemp Products. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1876 Regarding The Ownership Of Model Training And Content Generated By A Generative Artificial Intelligence Tool. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
SB546 To Amend The Law Concerning The Trust Fund Contribution Fee For Water Permits Related To Nonmunicipal Domestic Sewage Treatment Works. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
SB575 To Amend The Law Concerning Installment Fees Collected In Circuit And District Courts; To Amend The Law Concerning Driver's License Reinstatement Fees; And To Create The Justice System Task Force. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1913 To Amend The Law Concerning Driver's Licenses; And To Amend The Law Concerning The Qualifications For An Intermediate Driver's License. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1926 To Amend The Law Concerning The Suspension, Revocation, Or Nonrenewal Of A Person's Driver's License For Failure To Pay A Court-ordered Fine; And To Amend The Law Concerning A Defendant's Inability To Pay A Court-ordered Fine. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1916 To Amend The Protecting Minors From Medical Malpractice Act Of 2023; And To Include Gender-affirming Interventions As A Right Of Action For Medical Malpractice. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1942 To Require Certain Reimbursement Rates For Home- And Community-based Services Within Risk-based Provider Organizations. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1933 To Amend The Law Concerning A School District Board Of Directors; And To Create A Recall Election And Petition For Removal For A Member Of A School District Board Of Directors. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1943 To Amend The Medicaid Provider-led Organized Care Act; To Improve The Enrollment And Selection Process In Risk-based Provider Organizations; And To Empower Beneficiaries With Information. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1946 To Require Human Growth And Development Instruction In Public Schools. Roll Call Requested. Five Hands were Seen. Motion Failed. 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1952 To Assist The Administration Of The State Athletic Commission; To Provide Funding To The State Athletic Commission To Continue Its Mission To Promote A Robust, Healthy, And Safe Combative Sports Industry. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
SB611 To Amend The Social Media Safety Act. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
SB637 To Amend The Revenue Stabilization Law; And To Declare An Emergency. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
SB636 An Act To Transfer Funds; Define The Monies To Be Available In The Restricted Reserve Fund; And Allow Additional Funds To Be Made Available For State Departments, Agencies And Institutions; And To Declare And Emergency. Third Reading 04/15/2025 Yea
HB1063 To Amend The Achieving A Better Life Experience Program Act; And To Amend The Definitions Of "disability Certification" And "eligible Individual" To Change Disability Onset Age From Twenty-six To Forty-six. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
HB1003 An Act For The Arkansas House Of Representatives - Staff Appropriation For The 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
HB1085 To Adopt Federal Law Concerning Tax-deferred Tuition Savings Programs; And To Amend The Income Tax Liability For Rollover Contributions From An Arkansas Brighter Future Fund Plan To A Roth Individual Retirement Account. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
HB1106 An Act For The Office Of The Treasurer Of State Appropriation For The 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
HB1126 An Act For The Department Of Education - Office Of Early Childhood Appropriation For The 2025-2026 Fiscal Year. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
HB1142 To Create The Reproductive Empowerment And Support Through Optimal Restoration (restore) Act. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
HB1185 To Adopt The Dietitian Licensure Compact In Arkansas. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
HB1187 To Authorize A Licensure By Endorsement For Marriage And Family Therapists. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
HB1285 To Establish An Exemption Program For Ambulance Service's Operators For Certain Healthcare Services. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
HB1290 To Mandate Coverage For Mental Health Wellness Examinations; And To Establish The Arkansas Support Of Mental Health Wellness Examinations Act. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Abstain
HB1428 To Amend The Law Regarding Public Lodging; And To Provide A Bed Height Requirement For Mobility Accessible Rooms. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Nay
HB1433 To Require A Law Enforcement Officer Who Is Executing Or Serving An Order Of Protection To Serve Any Outstanding Criminal Warrants Related To Domestic Violence Or Offenses Involving The Petitioner As The Victim. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
HB1439 To Remove The Certification Process Of The Department Of Human Services From Licensure As A Private Care Agency. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
HB1456 To Amend The State Kidney Disease Commission To Be An Advisory Council To The Department Of Health. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
SJR15 A Constitutional Amendment Concerning Economic Development In The State Of Arkansas; And Authorizing The General Assembly To Provide For The Creation Of Economic Development Districts To Promote Economic Development. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
HB1458 To Amend The Definition Of "credentialing Information" When The Arkansas State Medical Board Is Providing Information To Credentialing Organizations. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
HJR1018 The Citizens Only Voting Amendment. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Yea
HB1491 Concerning The Excise Tax On Certain Beer And Sake; To Create An Excise Tax Credit For Certain Beer And Sake Produced Using Arkansas Rice; And For Other Purposes. Third Reading 04/14/2025 Nay
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Arkansas Joint Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee 4
Detail Arkansas Joint Boys State Committee Chair 1
Detail Arkansas Joint Budget Committee 6
Detail Arkansas Joint Legislative Council 6
Detail Arkansas Joint Performance Review Committee 4
Detail Arkansas Legislative Joint Auditing Committee 6
Detail Arkansas Senate Judiciary Committee Vice Chair 2
Detail Arkansas Senate Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs Committee 5
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
AR Arkansas Senate District 35 Senate Republican In Office 01/09/2023