- Indicates action since the request date.
| HB 1009 | Pilkington, Aaron (R) | Requires the Department of Human Services to convene a workgroup to study and report on the benefits and costs of expanded rideshare services for Medicaid beneficiaries traveling to healthcare facilities. |
| Bill History: |
11-18-22 H Filed 01-09-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-24-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-23-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-02-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-02-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended 1 Welfare and Labor ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-06-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-06-23 H On floor for consideration 02-06-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 95/N: 0) 02-06-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-29-23 S Meeting set for 10:20 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-30-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-04-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-04-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 33/N: 0) 04-05-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 04-10-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 484 ) |
| HB 1010 | Pilkington, Aaron (R) | Requires the Department of Human Services to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage for one year in duration. |
| Bill History: |
11-18-22 H Filed 01-09-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-30-23 H Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
| HB 1011 | Pilkington, Aaron (R) | Requires the Medicaid Program to reimburse for depression screening of a pregnant woman. |
| Bill History: |
11-18-22 H Filed 01-09-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-28-23 H Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-28-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-29-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-29-23 H On floor for consideration 03-29-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 89/N: 1) 03-29-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-05-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-05-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-06-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-06-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 32/N: 0) 04-06-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 04-11-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 562 ) |
| HB 1035 |
Pilkington, Aaron (R)
Irvin, Missy (R) |
Requires a healthcare insurer providing a health benefit plan to cover depression screening for birth mothers without diminishing or limiting otherwise allowable benefits. |
| Bill History: |
12-15-22 H Filed 01-09-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-31-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-30-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 01-31-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-07-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-07-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-08-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-08-23 H On floor for consideration 03-08-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 87/N: 3) 03-08-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-15-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-15-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-16-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-16-23 S On floor for consideration 03-16-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 32/N: 0) 03-17-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 03-21-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 316 ) |
| HB 1046 | Ray, David (R) | Exempts a new or used wheelchair-accessible motor vehicle, and aftermarket wheelchair accommodation services, from sales tax. |
| Bill History: |
01-03-23 H Filed 01-09-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Revenue and Taxation 01-26-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-Revenue and Taxation 02-14-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 02-15-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-16-23 H Amendment 2 adopted 03-28-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-Revenue and Taxation 04-06-23 H Motion to withdraw from committee carried H-Judiciary 04-06-23 H Withdrawn from further consideration 06-01-23 H Assigned study proposal number - see ISP 22 |
| HB 1071 | Joint Budget | Appropriates funds to the Department of Commerce - Arkansas Development Finance Authority for 2023-2024 operations. |
| Bill History: |
01-04-23 H Filed 01-09-23 H Introduced and referred to Joint Budget 03-14-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass Joint Budget 03-15-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-15-23 H On floor for consideration 03-15-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 87/N: 0) 03-15-23 H Emergency clause adopted 03-15-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to calendar 03-27-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-27-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-27-23 S Emergency clause adopted 03-28-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 03-30-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 394 ) |
| HB 1097 | Ray, David (R) | Reduces the top marginal income tax rate from 4.9% to 4.5%. |
| Bill History: |
01-09-23 H Filed 01-09-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Revenue and Taxation 01-26-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-Revenue and Taxation 04-06-23 H Motion to withdraw from committee carried H-Revenue and Taxation 04-06-23 H Withdrawn from further consideration |
| HB 1099 |
Collins, Andrew (D)
Payton, John (R) |
Expands the time a custodian, requester, or the subject of certain public records can seek an opinion from the Attorney General on whether the decision by a public-records custodian to release those records is consistent with FOIA. |
| Bill History: |
01-10-23 H Filed 01-10-23 H Introduced and referred to H-State Agencies 01-25-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies 01-25-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-State Agencies 01-26-23 H Placed on the House calendar 01-26-23 H On floor for consideration 01-26-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 95/N: 0) 01-26-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-State Agencies 01-31-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies 01-31-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-State Agencies 02-01-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-01-23 S On floor for consideration 02-01-23 S Passed over on calendar 02-06-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-06-23 S On floor for consideration 02-06-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 32/N: 0) 02-06-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 02-09-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 36 ) |
| HB 1123 |
Vaught, DeAnn (R)
Hammer, Kim (R) |
Provides that applicants for a permit to carry a concealed firearm cannot be denied for voluntarily seeking mental health treatment. |
| Bill History: |
01-12-23 H Filed 01-12-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Judiciary 01-19-23 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 149 ...H-Judiciary 01-19-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 01-19-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 ...H-Judiciary 01-23-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 01-24-23 H Placed on the House calendar 01-24-23 H On floor for consideration 01-24-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 98/N: 0) 01-24-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-City, County and Local Affairs 01-31-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-City, County and Local Affairs 01-31-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-City, County and Local Affairs 02-01-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-01-23 S On floor for consideration 02-01-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 32/N: 0) 02-03-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 02-03-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 30 ) |
| HB 1126 | Johnson, Lee (R) | Expands list of medications that don't count toward the monthly Medicaid prescription benefit cap to include anti-seizure and psychotropic medications. |
| Bill History: |
01-12-23 H Filed 01-12-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
| HB 1127 | Johnson, Lee (R) | Creates the Rural Emergency Hospital Act, establishes eligibility criteria for obtaining a rural emergency hospital license. |
| Bill History: |
01-12-23 H Filed 01-12-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-31-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-31-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 Welfare and Labor ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-31-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 02-01-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-02-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-02-23 H On floor for consideration 02-02-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 95/N: 1) 02-02-23 H Emergency clause adopted 02-06-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-08-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-08-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-09-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-09-23 S On floor for consideration 02-09-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-09-23 S Emergency clause adopted 02-09-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 02-13-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 59 ) |
| HB 1129 |
Johnson, Lee (R)
Irvin, Missy (R) |
Requires behavioral health services to be reimbursed by Arkansas Medicaid and health benefit plans in certain settings. |
| Bill History: |
01-12-23 H Filed 01-12-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-14-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-14-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-16-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-16-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 02-20-23 H Amendment 2 adopted 03-07-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-07-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-08-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-08-23 H On floor for consideration 03-08-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 91/N: 0) 03-08-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-29-23 S Meeting set for 10:20 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-30-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-04-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-04-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 33/N: 0) 04-05-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 04-10-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 494 ) |
| HB 1144 |
Dalby, Carol (R)
Stubblefield, Gary (R) |
Authorizes a circuit court to establish a family treatment specialty court program for families involved in a dependency-neglect proceeding under certain conditions, specifies administrative and eligibility requirements for this program. |
| Bill History: |
01-17-23 H Filed 01-17-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Judiciary 01-31-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 149 ...H-Judiciary 01-30-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 01-31-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-02-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 149 ...H-Judiciary 02-02-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Judiciary 02-06-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-06-23 H On floor for consideration 02-06-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 98/N: 0) 02-06-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Judiciary 02-08-23 S Committee hearing set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary 02-08-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Judiciary 02-09-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-09-23 S On floor for consideration 02-09-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-09-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 02-13-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 61 ) |
| HB 1196 |
Underwood, Kendon (R)
Gilmore, Ben (R) |
Requires a public housing authority to implement a work requirement for able-bodied adults in households that receive housing assistance and to prioritize admitting households where all able-bodied adults are compliant with the work requirement. |
| Bill History: |
01-23-23 H Filed 01-23-23 H Introduced and referred to H-City, County and Local Affairs 02-01-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - MAC Room A ...H-City, County and Local Affairs 02-01-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 02-01-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended 1 d Local Affairs ...H-City, County and Local Affairs 02-02-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-06-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-06-23 H On floor for consideration 02-06-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 79/N: 18) 02-06-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-City, County and Local Affairs 02-14-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-City, County and Local Affairs 02-13-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 02-14-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 02-16-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-City, County and Local Affairs 02-16-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-City, County and Local Affairs 02-20-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-20-23 S On floor for consideration 02-20-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 28/N: 5) 02-20-23 H Received from Senate as amended - referred to H-City, County and Local Affairs 02-22-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - MAC Room B ...H-City, County and Local Affairs 02-22-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-City, County and Local Affairs 02-23-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-23-23 H On floor for consideration 02-23-23 H House concurred in Senate amendment 1 02-23-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 02-27-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 160 ) |
| HB 1204 | Wooten, Jim (R) | Requires private schools to administer an annual statewide student assessment and to admit each student that applies and intends to use state funds to cover the costs of attending private school. |
| Bill History: |
01-24-23 H Filed 01-24-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 02-07-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 02-09-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 02-14-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 02-13-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-14-23 H Committee Motion for Do Pass Failed (Vote: Y: 4/N: 13) 02-16-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 02-15-23 H Moved to deferred list H-Education 03-09-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-13-23 H Amendment 2 adopted 03-30-23 H Meeting set for Upon Adjournment of Joint Budget - Room 138 ...H-Education |
| HB 1205 | Wooten, Jim (R) | Requires a private school that accepts any state funding to provide transportation to enrolled students living within 35 miles of the school. |
| Bill History: |
01-24-23 H Filed 01-24-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 02-07-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 02-09-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 02-14-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 02-13-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-30-23 H Meeting set for Upon Adjournment of Joint Budget - Room 138 ...H-Education |
| HB 1210 |
Haak, Delia (R)
Penzo, Clint (R) |
Removes the requirement that a person receiving the tax credit for the support of a child with a developmental disability must have a medical recertification of the child's disability after 5 years if the disability is expected to continue indefinitely. |
| Bill History: |
01-24-23 H Filed 01-24-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Revenue and Taxation 02-07-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-Revenue and Taxation 02-07-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Revenue and Taxation 02-08-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-08-23 H On floor for consideration 02-08-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 96/N: 0) 02-08-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Revenue and Taxation 03-01-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-Revenue and Taxation 03-01-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Revenue and Taxation 03-02-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-02-23 S On floor for consideration 03-02-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-02-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 03-06-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 191 ) |
| HB 1218 |
Cavenaugh, Frances (R)
Hammer, Kim (R) |
Requires the Department of Human Services to restore or reimburse benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to a recipient whose benefits were stolen due to third-party fraud. |
| Bill History: |
01-24-23 H Filed 01-24-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-31-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-30-23 H Moved to deferred list H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-31-23 H Motion to withdraw from committee carried H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-31-23 H Withdrawn from further consideration |
| HB 1245 |
Dalby, Carol (R)
Stubblefield, Gary (R) |
Requires the House Committee on Judiciary and the Senate Committee on Judiciary to meet jointly to conduct a study of financial matters related to the court system. |
| Bill History: |
01-25-23 H Filed 01-25-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Judiciary 01-31-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 149 ...H-Judiciary 01-31-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Judiciary 02-01-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-01-23 H On floor for consideration 02-01-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 96/N: 0) 02-01-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Judiciary 02-06-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary 02-06-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Judiciary 02-07-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-07-23 S On floor for consideration 02-07-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-07-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 02-09-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 38 ) |
| HB 1252 |
Johnson, Lee (R)
Irvin, Missy (R) |
Expands the list of items a health benefit plan must cover to include a prosthetic device for athletics or recreation and a prosthetic device for showering or bathing. |
| Bill History: |
01-25-23 H Filed 01-25-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Insurance and Commerce 03-15-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 149 ...H-Insurance and Commerce 03-15-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-15-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 ommerce ...H-Insurance and Commerce 03-16-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-27-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-27-23 H On floor for consideration 03-27-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 89/N: 7) 03-27-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Insurance and Commerce 03-30-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Insurance and Commerce 03-31-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 ommerce ...S-Insurance and Commerce 04-03-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-03-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 04-05-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-05-23 S On floor for consideration 04-05-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 30/N: 1) 04-06-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass H-Insurance and Commerce 04-06-23 S On floor for consideration 04-06-23 H House concurred in Senate amendment 1 04-07-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 04-13-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 805 ) |
| HB 1266 |
Evans, Brian (R)
Hammer, Kim (R) |
Allows a minor 16 years of age or older to consent to outpatient mental health services for suicide prevention, addiction, or abuse and allows a mental health professional to treat such a minor without parental consent. |
| Bill History: |
01-26-23 H Filed 01-26-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-09-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-09-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-13-23 H Re-referred to committee H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-16-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
| HB 1267 |
Mayberry, Julie (R)
Penzo, Clint (R) |
Requires a home caregiver to have at least four hours of training covering Alzheimer's disease and dementia. |
| Bill History: |
01-26-23 H Filed 01-26-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Aging, Children, Legislative & Military 02-01-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 itary ...H-Aging, Children, Legislative & Military 02-01-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Aging, Children, Legislative & Military 02-02-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-02-23 H On floor for consideration 02-02-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 95/N: 0) 02-06-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-08-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-08-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-09-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-09-23 S On floor for consideration 02-09-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-09-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 02-13-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 70 ) |
| HB 1296 |
Gazaway, Jimmy (R)
Tucker, Clarke (D) |
Makes technical corrections to the Arkansas Code concerning the use of respectful language when referring to individuals with disabilities. |
| Bill History: |
01-26-23 H Filed 01-26-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Judiciary 03-16-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 149 ...H-Judiciary 03-16-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-16-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended 1 ...H-Judiciary 03-27-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-28-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-28-23 H On floor for consideration 03-28-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 87/N: 3) 03-28-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Judiciary 04-03-23 S Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary 04-03-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Judiciary 04-04-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-04-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 33/N: 0) 04-05-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 04-10-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 503 ) |
| HB 1310 | Ray, David (R) | Amends the Medicaid Provider-Led Organized Care Act, amends the laws concerning risk-based provider organizations. (Shell Bill). |
| Bill History: |
01-27-23 H Filed 01-30-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Journal Committee |
| HB 1323 | Vaught, DeAnn (R) | Requires a public school, open enrollment charter school, private school, or childcare facility to implement a mental health screening for participating students using an evidence-based screening program. |
| Bill History: |
01-30-23 H Filed 01-30-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-02-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-23 H Motion to withdraw from committee carried H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-23 H Withdrawn from further consideration |
| HB 1325 |
Collins, Andrew (D)
Dotson, Jim (R) |
Requires a county board of election commissioners that holds early voting at an additional polling site to have the same early voting hours at that site as the designated early voting hours at the office of the county clerk. |
| Bill History: |
01-30-23 H Filed 01-30-23 H Introduced and referred to H-State Agencies 02-01-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies 02-01-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 02-02-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-08-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies 02-08-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 2 ...H-State Agencies 02-08-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 02-09-23 H Amendment 2 adopted 02-13-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-13-23 H On floor for consideration 02-13-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 68/N: 23) 02-13-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-State Agencies 03-07-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies 03-07-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-State Agencies 03-08-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-08-23 S On floor for consideration 03-08-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-08-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 03-13-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 263 ) |
| HB 1343 |
Scott, Jamie (D)
Chesterfield, Linda (D) |
Allows a teacher preparation program to include information in its curriculum about evidence-based, trauma-informed classroom instruction and recognition of behavioral reactions to trauma that may interfere with academic functioning. |
| Bill History: |
02-02-23 H Filed 02-02-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 02-07-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 02-06-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-16-23 H Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 02-16-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 02-21-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 02-20-23 H Amendment 2 adopted 03-30-23 H Meeting set for Upon Adjournment of Joint Budget - Room 138 ...H-Education |
| HB 1401 |
Burkes, Rebecca (R)
Penzo, Clint (R) |
Reduces from 24 months to 12 months the duration of time the Division of Workforce Services can provide assistance to an adult recipient and family members, modifies eligibility for certain programs to reflect this change. |
| Bill History: |
02-13-23 H Filed 02-13-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-22-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-22-23 H On floor for consideration 02-22-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 81/N: 17) 02-22-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-08-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-08-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-09-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-09-23 S On floor for consideration 03-09-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 24/N: 5) 03-09-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 03-13-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 266 ) |
| HB 1420 |
Brown, Matt (R)
Irvin, Missy (R) |
Requires a person/business that sells an emotional support dog to provide a written notice to the buyer containing certain information, requires healthcare providers documenting the need for emotional support dogs to meet certain requirements. |
| Bill History: |
02-13-23 H Filed 02-14-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-22-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-22-23 H On floor for consideration 02-22-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 99/N: 0) 02-22-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-06-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-06-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-07-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-07-23 S Passed over on calendar 03-08-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-08-23 S On floor for consideration 03-08-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 29/N: 0) 03-08-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 03-13-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 268 ) |
| HB 1428 |
Cooper, Cameron (R)
McKee, Matt (R) |
Requires a public school serving as a test site for career readiness assessment tests to ensure access for students regardless of school enrollment status and to make accommodations for students with disabilities. |
| Bill History: |
02-14-23 H Filed 02-14-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-02-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 04-07-23 H Motion to withdraw from committee carried H-Education 04-07-23 H Withdrawn from further consideration |
| HB 1445 |
Eubanks, Jon (R)
Irvin, Missy (R) |
Requires assisted living facilities participating in the Arkansas Medicaid Program to file a cost report as specified by the Department of Human Services annually. |
| Bill History: |
02-16-23 H Filed 02-16-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 02-23-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-22-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-23-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-27-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-27-23 H On floor for consideration 02-27-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 93/N: 0) 02-27-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-01-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-02-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-02-23 S On floor for consideration 03-02-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-02-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 03-06-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 198 ) |
| HB 1446 |
Cavenaugh, Frances (R)
Hammer, Kim (R) |
Requires the Department of Human Services to set minimum standards governing the quality of care provided by a regulated facility to a child, prohibits a psychiatric residential treatment facility from admitting a child unless certain conditions are met. |
| Bill History: |
02-16-23 H Filed 02-16-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-28-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-09-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-13-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-14-23 H Committee hearing set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-14-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-16-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-15-23 H Amendment 2 adopted 03-16-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-27-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-27-23 H On floor for consideration 03-27-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 94/N: 0) 03-27-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-05-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-05-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 Welfare and Labor ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-05-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 04-05-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 04-06-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-06-23 S On floor for consideration 04-06-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 33/N: 0) 04-06-23 H Received from Senate as amended - referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-06-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-07-23 H Placed on the House calendar 04-07-23 H On floor for consideration 04-07-23 H House concurred in Senate amendment 1 04-07-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 04-13-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 806 ) |
| HB 1457 | Furman, Tony (R) | Requires the county board of election commissioners to designate observation areas for poll watchers everywhere ballots are cast, requires the State Board of Election Commissioners to develop a training program for poll watchers. |
| Bill History: |
02-20-23 H Filed 02-20-23 H Introduced and referred to H-State Agencies 02-22-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies 02-27-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-01-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies 02-28-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-08-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies 03-08-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-08-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended 2 ...H-State Agencies 03-09-23 H Amendment 2 adopted 03-13-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-13-23 H On floor for consideration 03-13-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 97/N: 0) 03-13-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-State Agencies 03-28-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies 03-28-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-State Agencies 03-29-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-29-23 S On floor for consideration 03-29-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-30-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 04-04-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 444 ) |
| HB 1460 |
Tosh, Dwight (R)
Wallace, Dave (R) |
Allows a person to be employed within Arkansas Medicaid as a peer support specialist with a violent offense on his or her record upon the review and approval of the Department of Human Services. |
| Bill History: |
02-20-23 H Filed 02-20-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-23-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-23-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-27-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-27-23 H On floor for consideration 02-27-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 94/N: 1) 02-27-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-02-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-01-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-02-23 S On floor for consideration 03-02-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-02-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 03-06-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 200 ) |
| HB 1461 |
Ladyman, Jack (R)
Petty, Jim (R) |
Requires all state and county election officials to submit new federal election guidance to the Secretary of State within 2 business days of receipt, requires Secretary of State to compile information and prepare a report. |
| Bill History: |
02-20-23 H Filed 02-20-23 H Introduced and referred to H-State Agencies 03-01-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies 03-01-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-State Agencies 03-06-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-06-23 H On floor for consideration 03-06-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 98/N: 0) 03-06-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-State Agencies 03-09-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies 03-09-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-State Agencies 03-14-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-14-23 S On floor for consideration 03-14-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 33/N: 0) 03-15-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 03-16-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 294 ) |
| HB 1464 |
Burkes, Rebecca (R)
Hammer, Kim (R) |
Makes various changes concerning complaints of election law violations and definitions and the preservation of election materials. |
| Bill History: |
02-20-23 H Filed 02-20-23 H Introduced and referred to H-State Agencies 03-01-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies 03-01-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-State Agencies 03-06-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-06-23 H On floor for consideration 03-06-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 94/N: 0) 03-06-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-State Agencies 03-09-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies 03-09-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-State Agencies 03-14-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-13-23 S Passed over on calendar 03-14-23 S On floor for consideration 03-14-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-15-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 03-16-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 295 ) |
| HB 1468 |
Long, Wayne (R)
Johnson, Mark (R) |
Provides that a faculty member, teacher, or other employee of a school is not required to use a student's or coworker's preferred pronoun if it is not consistent with the student's or coworker's biological sex. |
| Bill History: |
02-20-23 H Filed 02-20-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 02-23-23 H Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 03-06-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-07-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-09-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 03-09-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Education 03-13-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-13-23 H Re-referred to committee H-Education 03-14-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-14-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 2 ...H-Education 03-15-23 H Amendment 2 adopted 03-16-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-16-23 H Passed over on calendar 03-27-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-27-23 H On floor for consideration 03-27-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 65/N: 18) 03-27-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Education 03-29-23 S Committee hearing set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 03-29-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Education 04-05-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-05-23 S On floor for consideration 04-05-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 20/N: 5) 04-05-23 S Motion to sound ballot carried 04-05-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 19/N: 5) 04-06-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 04-11-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 542 ) |
| HB 1487 |
Lundstrum, Robin (R)
Hammer, Kim (R) |
Makes various changes to election law regarding the preparation, delivery, counting, and transport of ballots. |
| Bill History: |
02-22-23 H Filed 02-22-23 H Introduced and referred to H-State Agencies 03-01-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies 03-01-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-01-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 ...H-State Agencies 03-02-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-06-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-06-23 H On floor for consideration 03-06-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 94/N: 0) 03-06-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-State Agencies 03-14-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies 03-14-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-State Agencies 03-16-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-16-23 S On floor for consideration 03-16-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-17-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 03-21-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 329 ) |
| HB 1504 | McElroy, Mark (R) | Prohibits certain school districts from being administratively consolidated if the school district is currently classified as in need of Level 5 — Intensive support and an enrolled student would have to ride a bus for more than 40 miles to attend. |
| Bill History: |
02-27-23 H Filed 02-27-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-28-23 H Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 03-28-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Education 03-29-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-29-23 H On floor for consideration 03-29-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 98/N: 0) 03-29-23 H Emergency clause adopted 03-29-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Education 04-05-23 S Meeting set for Upon Adjournment of Joint Budget - Room 207 ...S-Education 04-05-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Education 04-06-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-06-23 S On floor for consideration 04-06-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 31/N: 0) 04-06-23 S Emergency clause adopted 04-06-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 04-11-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 543 ) |
| HB 1516 |
Lundstrum, Robin (R)
English, Jane (R) |
Allows a public school district to enter into a memo of understanding with a business to provide a subject-matter expert for targeted classroom supplemental training or instruction, creates income tax credit for participating businesses. |
| Bill History: |
02-28-23 H Filed 02-28-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-14-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 03-14-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-16-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 03-15-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-28-23 H Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 03-28-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-28-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended 2 ...H-Education 03-29-23 H Amendment 2 adopted 03-30-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-30-23 H On floor for consideration 03-30-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 95/N: 0) 03-31-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Education 04-03-23 S Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 04-03-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Education 04-03-23 S Re-referred to committee S-Revenue and Taxation 04-04-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 04-05-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-05-23 S Amendment 1 adopted |
| HB 1537 |
Collins, Andrew (D)
Tucker, Clarke (D) |
Requires the Secretary of State to establish and maintain a secure online voter registration system, including specifications for application forms and security measures. |
| Bill History: |
03-02-23 H Filed 03-02-23 H Introduced and referred to H-State Agencies 03-08-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies 03-08-23 H Committee motion to table carried 04-05-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies |
| HB 1539 | Vaught, DeAnn (R) | Repeals the requirement for public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools to offer expelled students alternative courses equal to the credits the student may have received if enrolled. |
| Bill History: |
03-02-23 H Filed 03-02-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-30-23 H Meeting set for Upon Adjournment of Joint Budget - Room 138 ...H-Education 03-30-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Education 04-03-23 H Placed on the House calendar 04-03-23 H On floor for consideration 04-03-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 86/N: 1) 03-30-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Education 04-06-23 S Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 04-06-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Education 04-06-23 S On floor for consideration 04-06-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 32/N: 1) 04-07-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 04-12-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 724 ) |
| HB 1540 | Vaught, DeAnn (R) | Allows a student who leaves a public school district/open-enrollment public charter school for at least one year to reenter at the grade level appropriate to the student's ability. |
| Bill History: |
03-02-23 H Filed 03-02-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-28-23 H Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 03-28-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-30-23 H Meeting set for Upon Adjournment of Joint Budget - Room 138 ...H-Education 03-29-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-30-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Education 04-03-23 H Placed on the House calendar 04-03-23 H On floor for consideration 04-03-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 90/N: 1) 03-30-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Education 04-05-23 S Committee hearing set for Upon Adjourn Joint Budget-Room 207 ...S-Education 04-05-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Education 04-06-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-06-23 S On floor for consideration 04-06-23 S Failed (Vote: N: 9/Y: 8) 04-06-23 S Motion to expunge vote carried |
| HB 1546 |
Warren, Les (R)
Davis, Breanne (R) |
Provides that an organization that holds a Section 14(c) certificate is legally recognized to employ individuals with disabilities. |
| Bill History: |
03-02-23 H Filed 03-02-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-07-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-07-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-08-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-08-23 H On floor for consideration 03-08-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 87/N: 2) 03-08-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-15-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-15-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-16-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-16-23 S On floor for consideration 03-16-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-17-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 03-21-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 339 ) |
| HB 1553 |
Johnson, Lee (R)
Boyd, Justin (R) |
Requires the Department of Human Services to implement an abbreviated independent assessment process for beneficiaries who have chronic conditions and who receive home- and community-based services through a risk-based provider organization. |
| Bill History: |
03-06-23 H Filed 03-06-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-09-23 H Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
| HB 1565 |
Vaught, DeAnn (R)
Tucker, Clarke (D) |
Requires the House and Senate Committees on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor to file a final Arkansas Legislative Study on Mental and Behavioral Health report with their findings/recommendations by October 31, 2024. |
| Bill History: |
03-07-23 H Filed 03-07-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-09-23 H Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-09-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-13-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-13-23 H On floor for consideration 03-13-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 96/N: 0) 03-13-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-29-23 S Meeting set for 10:20 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-30-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-04-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-04-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 32/N: 0) 04-05-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 04-10-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 512 ) |
| HB 1667 |
Moore, Kendra (R)
Boyd, Justin (R) |
Requires the Department of Human Services to annually report to the House and Senate Committees on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor and Legislative Council on assisted living costs and reimbursements. |
| Bill History: |
03-16-23 H Filed 03-16-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-30-23 H Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-30-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended 1 Welfare and Labor ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-03-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 04-04-23 H Placed on the House calendar 04-04-23 H On floor for consideration 04-04-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 95/N: 0) 04-04-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-05-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-05-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-06-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-06-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 32/N: 0) 04-07-23 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 04-13-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 820 ) |
| HB 1694 |
Flowers, Vivian (D)
Leding, Greg (D) |
Allows a person charged with an offense where the state seeks a death sentence to file a petition alleging that the person has a serious mental illness, prohibits the state from seeking a death sentence if a trial court confirms serious mental illness. |
| Bill History: |
03-27-23 H Filed 03-27-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Judiciary 03-30-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 148 ...H-Judiciary 03-30-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Judiciary 04-04-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 149 ...H-Judiciary |
| HB 1754 | Hodges, Grant (R) | Makes changes regarding various costs and fees imposed on a juvenile or the parent/guardian/custodian under the Juvenile Code and concerning the penalty for unexcused school absences. |
| Bill History: |
03-28-23 H Filed 03-28-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Aging, Children, Legislative & Military 04-03-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 itary ...H-Aging, Children, Legislative & Military |
| HB 1782 | Gazaway, Jimmy (R) | Prohibits school personnel who act in good faith from being liable for any civil damages for an act/omission so long as the act or omission was not gross negligence or willful misconduct regarding student restraints in public schools/educational settings. |
| Bill History: |
03-29-23 H Filed 03-29-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 03-31-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Education 04-04-23 H Placed on the House calendar 04-04-23 H On floor for consideration 04-04-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 90/N: 6) 04-04-23 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Education 04-06-23 S Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education |
| HB 1791 | Gazaway, Jimmy (R) | Requires a public school administrator to make a reasonable request for information related to adverse childhood experiences before placing a student in an alternative learning environment or implementing an exclusionary disciplinary action. |
| Bill History: |
03-29-23 H Filed 03-29-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Education 04-04-23 H Meeting set for Upon Adjournment of Joint Budget - Room 138 ...H-Education 04-03-23 H Moved to deferred list H-Education |
| HB 1804 |
Bentley, Mary (R)
Penzo, Clint (R) |
Requires a recipient of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to recertify with the Department of Human Services once every six months if the recipient is an able-bodied adult. |
| Bill History: |
03-30-23 H Filed 03-30-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-04-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
| HB 1832 |
Gazaway, Jimmy (R)
Tucker, Clarke (D) |
Includes the Arkansas Brighter Future Fund Plan as a permissible investment a guardian of an estate may make on behalf of a ward without a court order. |
| Bill History: |
03-31-23 H Filed 04-03-23 H Introduced and referred to H-Judiciary 04-04-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 149 ...H-Judiciary |
| HJR1010 |
Gazaway, Jimmy (R)
Gilmore, Ben (R) |
Proposes a Constitutional amendment concerning boards and commissions governing state institutions. (Shell Resolution) |
| Bill History: |
02-08-23 H Filed 02-08-23 H Introduced and referred to H-State Agencies 03-27-23 H Meeting set for 10 Minutes Upon Adjournment - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies |
| SB 41 |
Hill, Ricky (R)
Wardlaw, Jeff (R) |
Requires state agencies to divest from products of financial services providers that discriminate against energy, fossil fuel, firearms/ammunition industry businesses based on environmental, social justice, or governance scores or metrics. |
| Bill History: |
01-09-23 S Filed 01-09-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Insurance and Commerce |
| SB 51 | Joint Budget | Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services - Division of Developmental Disabilities Services for 2023-2024 operations. |
| Bill History: |
01-12-23 S Filed 01-12-23 S Introduced and referred to Joint Budget 03-10-23 S Sent to subcommittee JBC - Special Language Subcommittee 03-16-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 03-27-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-27-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 04-04-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass Joint Budget 04-05-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-05-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 32/N: 0) 04-05-23 S Emergency clause adopted 04-05-23 H Received in the House - Referred to calendar 04-06-23 H Placed on the House calendar 04-06-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 96/N: 0) 04-06-23 H Emergency clause adopted 04-07-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 04-13-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 863 ) |
| SB 71 |
Sullivan, Dan (R)
Gonzales, Justin (R) |
Repeals various programs aimed at the recruitment and retention of minority candidates in public schools, state supported institutions of higher education, and state agencies, boards, and commissions. |
| Bill History: |
01-18-23 S Filed 01-18-23 S Introduced and referred to S-State Agencies 01-31-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies 01-31-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 ...S-State Agencies 01-31-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 02-01-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-01-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 02-08-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 02-09-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-09-23 S Amendment 2 adopted 02-20-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-20-23 S Re-referred to committee S-State Agencies 02-23-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies 02-23-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 02-28-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies 02-27-23 S Amendment 3 adopted 03-07-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies 03-08-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-State Agencies 03-09-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-09-23 S On floor for consideration 03-09-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 18/N: 12) 03-09-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-State Agencies 03-13-23 H Meeting set for 15 Minutes Upon Adjournment - Room 151 03-13-23 H Committee motion to table carried 03-15-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies 03-15-23 H Moved to deferred list H-State Agencies 04-03-23 H Meeting set for 10 Minutes Upon Adjournment - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies 04-03-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 ...H-State Agencies 04-04-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 04-05-23 H Placed on the House calendar 04-05-23 H Failed (Vote: N: 51/Y: 27) 04-05-23 H Clincher adopted 06-02-23 H Assigned study proposal number - see ISP 79 |
| SB 74 |
Boyd, Justin (R)
Rose, Ryan (R) |
Provides that a surrogate applying for public health benefits can have access to information regarding the principal's income, assets, and financial records to the extent required to make an application. |
| Bill History: |
01-18-23 S Filed 01-18-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-19-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 01-23-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 01-25-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-25-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 01-25-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 2 Welfare and Labor ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-26-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 01-26-23 S Amendment 2 adopted 01-30-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 01-30-23 S On floor for consideration 01-30-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 23/N: 4) 01-30-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-02-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-02-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended 2 Welfare and Labor ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-07-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-07-23 H On floor for consideration 02-07-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 89/N: 2) 02-07-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 02-09-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 49 ) |
| SB 81 |
Sullivan, Dan (R)
Gonzales, Justin (R) |
Amends the law concerning obscene material, creates the offense of furnishing harmful items to minors. |
| Bill History: |
01-19-23 S Filed 01-23-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Judiciary 02-15-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary 02-14-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 02-15-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 02-20-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary 02-20-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 02-20-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 2 ...S-Judiciary 02-21-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-21-23 S Amendment 2 adopted 02-22-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-22-23 S On floor for consideration 02-22-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 27/N: 6) 02-22-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Judiciary 03-07-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 149 ...H-Judiciary 03-07-23 H Committee Motion for Do Pass Failed 03-09-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 149 ...H-Judiciary 03-09-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended 1 ...H-Judiciary 03-09-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-13-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-15-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-15-23 H On floor for consideration 03-15-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 56/N: 25) 03-15-23 S Received from House as amended - referred to S-Judiciary 03-27-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary 03-27-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Judiciary 03-28-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-28-23 S Senate concurred in House amendment 1 03-29-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-30-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 372 ) |
| SB 149 |
Leding, Greg (D)
McCullough, Tippi (D) |
Increases per-student foundation funding amounts for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. |
| Bill History: |
01-26-23 S Filed 01-26-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Education 02-08-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 02-07-23 S Meeting cancelled for 02/08/23 ...S-Education 04-06-23 S Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education |
| SB 186 |
Irvin, Missy (R)
Johnson, Lee (R) |
Outlines the requirements of background checks for employees of providers of care to individuals with an intellectual and developmental disability. |
| Bill History: |
02-01-23 S Filed 02-01-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-15-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-15-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 02-15-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 Welfare and Labor ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-20-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-20-23 S On floor for consideration 02-20-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-20-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-23-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-23-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-27-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-27-23 H On floor for consideration 02-27-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 96/N: 0) 02-27-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-02-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 184 ) |
| SB 188 |
Irvin, Missy (R)
Johnson, Lee (R) |
Clarifies that the Department of Health's Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance certifies and regulates long-term care facilities and services. |
| Bill History: |
02-01-23 S Filed 02-01-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-08-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-08-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-09-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-09-23 S On floor for consideration 02-09-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-09-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-14-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-14-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-15-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-15-23 H Passed over on calendar 02-15-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 02-16-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-20-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-20-23 H Passed over on calendar 02-21-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-21-23 H On floor for consideration 02-21-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 95/N: 0) 02-21-23 S Received from House as amended - Calendar 02-23-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-23-23 S Senate concurred in House amendment 1 02-23-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 02-27-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 164 ) |
| SB 189 |
Irvin, Missy (R)
Johnson, Lee (R) |
Amends the definition of intellectual and developmental disability, provides that it is a chronic disability attributable to specified factors. |
| Bill History: |
02-01-23 S Filed 02-01-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-08-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-08-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 02-08-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended 1 Welfare and Labor ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-09-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-09-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 02-13-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-13-23 S On floor for consideration 02-13-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 02-13-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 02-21-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended 1 Welfare and Labor ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-22-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-27-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-27-23 H On floor for consideration 02-27-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 95/N: 1) 02-27-23 S Received from House as amended - referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-01-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-02-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-02-23 S Senate concurred in House amendment 1 03-02-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-06-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 214 ) |
| SB 199 |
Stubblefield, Gary (R)
Bentley, Mary (R) |
Provides that a healthcare professional who performs a gender transition procedure on a minor is liable if the minor is physically or psychologically injured; injured minor may bring a civil action. |
| Bill History: |
02-06-23 S Filed 02-06-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Judiciary 02-13-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary 02-13-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Judiciary 02-15-23 S Re-referred to committee S-Judiciary 02-15-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 02-16-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 02-20-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary 02-20-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Judiciary 02-21-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-21-23 S On floor for consideration 02-21-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 29/N: 6) 02-21-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Judiciary 03-07-23 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 149 ...H-Judiciary 03-07-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Judiciary 03-08-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-08-23 H On floor for consideration 03-08-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 76/N: 17) 03-08-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-13-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 274 ) |
| SB 213 |
Irvin, Missy (R)
Johnson, Lee (R) |
Expands list of eligible recipients for a record of a screened-out report of adult maltreatment or long-term care facility maltreatment to include an alleged offender's current employer and the entity responsible for licensing/registering the offender. |
| Bill History: |
02-07-23 S Filed 02-07-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-15-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-15-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-16-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-16-23 S On floor for consideration 02-16-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 33/N: 0) 02-16-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-22-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-22-23 H Passed over on calendar 02-27-23 H Placed on the House calendar 02-27-23 H On floor for consideration 02-27-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 97/N: 0) 02-27-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-02-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 187 ) |
| SB 216 | Tucker, Clarke (D) | Requires a county board of election commissioners to establish polling sites and voting equipment in an adequate number to ensure all voters are given the opportunity to vote within 1 hour of arriving at a polling location on election day. |
| Bill History: |
02-08-23 S Filed 02-08-23 S Introduced and referred to S-State Agencies 02-14-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies |
| SB 230 | King, Bryan (R) | Requires employers to provide 8 hours of paid leave to each employee registered to vote for early voting prior to a primary election, prohibits employers from penalizing employees for using this paid leave. |
| Bill History: |
02-08-23 S Filed 02-08-23 S Introduced and referred to S-State Agencies 02-14-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies 02-13-23 S Moved to deferred list S-State Agencies |
| SB 233 | Tucker, Clarke (D) | Provides that an application for absentee ballots is valid for one election and the corresponding runoff election, Secretary of State must allow an applicant to select that the application for absentee ballots will remain in effect for one year. |
| Bill History: |
02-08-23 S Filed 02-09-23 S Introduced and referred to S-State Agencies 02-14-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies |
| SB 234 | Tucker, Clarke (D) | Makes various changes to the application forms for absentee ballots to make them easier to read for voters. |
| Bill History: |
02-08-23 S Filed 02-09-23 S Introduced and referred to S-State Agencies 02-14-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies |
| SB 250 |
Hammer, Kim (R)
Long, Wayne (R) |
Requires paper ballots to be compatible with electronic vote tabulation devices and to be run through an electronic vote tabulation device before a hand count is conducted, requires election results to be reported within 24 hours of the polls closing. |
| Bill History: |
02-10-23 S Filed 02-13-23 S Introduced and referred to S-State Agencies 02-23-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies 02-23-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 02-23-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 ...S-State Agencies 02-27-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-27-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 02-28-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-28-23 S On floor for consideration 02-28-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 21/N: 6) 02-28-23 S Emergency clause failed 02-28-23 S Motion to expunge vote for emergency clause carried 02-28-23 S Emergency clause adopted (Vote: Y: 27/N: 5) 02-28-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-State Agencies 03-13-23 H Meeting set for 15 Minutes Upon Adjournment - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies 03-13-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-State Agencies 03-15-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-15-23 H On floor for consideration 03-15-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 86/N: 7) 03-15-23 H Emergency clause adopted 03-16-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-21-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 350 ) |
| SB 258 |
Dees, Tyler (R)
Burkes, Rebecca (R) |
Prohibits a county clerk, public employee, or election official from establishing or using a drop box for the purpose of collecting absentee ballots, and from delivering an absentee ballot through a drop box. |
| Bill History: |
02-13-23 S Filed 02-13-23 S Introduced and referred to S-State Agencies 02-16-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies 02-16-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-State Agencies 02-20-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-20-23 S On floor for consideration 02-20-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 28/N: 6) 02-20-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-State Agencies 03-08-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-State Agencies 03-08-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-08-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended 1 ...H-State Agencies 03-09-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-13-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-13-23 H On floor for consideration 03-13-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 80/N: 16) 03-13-23 S Received from House as amended - referred to S-State Agencies 03-14-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-State Agencies 03-15-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-15-23 S Senate concurred in House amendment 1 03-16-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-21-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 353 ) |
| SB 260 |
Dotson, Jim (R)
Underwood, Kendon (R) |
Requires ballot initiatives for statutory and constitutional amendments to submit petitions from 50 counties, containing signatures of three-fourths of the designated percentage of the electors for each county represented. |
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| Bill History: |
02-13-23 S Filed 02-14-23 S Introduced and referred to S-State Agencies 02-16-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies 02-16-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 ...S-State Agencies 02-16-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 02-20-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-20-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 02-21-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar |
| SB 262 |
Payton, John (R)
Miller, Josh (R) |
Repeals the requirement that a school district with attendance less than 350 be administratively consolidated by the state board if the district does not petition for voluntary consolidation or annexation. |
| Bill History: |
02-14-23 S Filed 02-14-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Education 03-01-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 03-01-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 03-01-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 ...S-Education 03-02-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-02-23 S Amendments 1 & 2 adopted 03-06-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-06-23 S On floor for consideration 03-06-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-06-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Education 03-28-23 H Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 138 ...H-Education 03-28-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Education 03-29-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-29-23 H On floor for consideration 03-29-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 95/N: 0) 03-30-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 04-04-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 461 ) |
| SB 278 |
King, Bryan (R)
Miller, Josh (R) |
Repeals the Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me Program, transfers all persons enrolled in the Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me Program to coverage under Medicaid. |
| Bill History: |
02-15-23 S Filed 02-15-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-31-23 S Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
| SB 294 |
Davis, Breanne (R)
Brooks, Keith (R) |
Creates the Arkansas LEARNS Act, creating personal accounts for students to use in attending eligible schools, setting a minimum teacher salary of $50,000 and making various other changes to education law. |
| Bill History: |
02-20-23 S Filed 02-20-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Education 02-22-23 S Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - MAC Room A ...S-Education 02-22-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Education 02-23-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-23-23 S On floor for consideration 02-23-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 25/N: 7) 02-23-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Education 02-24-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 02-27-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-28-23 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - MAC Room A ...H-Education 03-01-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Education 03-02-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-02-23 H On floor for consideration 03-02-23 H Motion for immediate consideration failed 03-02-23 H Motion for immediate consideration carried (Vote: Y: 63/N: 28) 03-02-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 78/N: 21) 03-02-23 H Emergency clause adopted 03-02-23 S Received from House as amended - referred to S-Education 03-06-23 S Meeting set for 15 Minutes Upon Adjournment - Room 207 ...S-Education 03-06-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Education 03-07-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-07-23 S On floor for consideration 03-07-23 S Senate concurred in House amendment 1 03-08-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 237 ) |
| SB 303 | Tucker, Clarke (D) | Makes changes concerning weighted lottery admissions for open-enrollment public charter schools to increase the admission chances for school lunch students, English-language learners, disabled students, and academically distressed students. |
| Bill History: |
02-21-23 S Filed 02-21-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Education 03-15-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 03-16-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 03-29-23 S Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 03-30-23 S Motion to withdraw from committee carried S-Education 03-30-23 S Withdrawn from further consideration 06-02-23 S Assigned study proposal number - see ISP 58 |
| SB 306 |
Dismang, Jonathan (R)
Vaught, DeAnn (R) |
Requires the Department of Human Services to request a broad-based categorical eligibility waiver and to set the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program asset limit at $6,000 upon receiving such waiver. |
| Bill History: |
02-21-23 S Filed 02-21-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-15-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-15-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 03-15-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 Welfare and Labor ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-15-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 03-16-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-16-23 S On floor for consideration 03-16-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 21/N: 9) 03-16-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-28-23 H Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-28-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 03-28-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 Welfare and Labor ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-29-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-30-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-30-23 H On floor for consideration 03-30-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 65/N: 16) 03-31-23 S Received from House as amended - referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-30-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-04-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-04-23 S Senate concurred in House amendment 1 04-06-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 04-11-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 675 ) |
| SB 308 |
Dismang, Jonathan (R)
Vaught, DeAnn (R) |
Requires the Department of Education to use funds appropriated to the Public School Fund Account to provide free school meals to qualifying students not initially covered by federal funds, requires audit of the Education Child Nutrition Unit. |
| Bill History: |
02-22-23 S Filed 02-22-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Education 03-08-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 03-08-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 03-09-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 03-29-23 S Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education |
| SB 309 |
Hester, Bart (R)
Fite, Charlene (R) |
Clarifies that the Child Welfare Agency Review Board is required to terminate the license of a psychiatric residential treatment facility licensee that has not been in operation for a consecutive twelve-month period. |
| Bill History: |
02-22-23 S Filed 02-22-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Judiciary 03-27-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary 03-27-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Judiciary 03-28-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-28-23 S On floor for consideration 03-28-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-28-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Aging, Children, Legislative & Military 03-29-23 H Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 130 itary ...H-Aging, Children, Legislative & Military 03-29-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Aging, Children, Legislative & Military 03-30-23 H Placed on the House calendar 03-30-23 H On floor for consideration 03-30-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 89/N: 0) 03-31-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 04-04-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 464 ) |
| SB 364 |
Tucker, Clarke (D)
Flowers, Vivian (D) |
Requires a public school district to be returned to full local control if the school district has been under the authority of the state board for 5 years and has democratically elected a board of directors during a special/annual school election. |
| Bill History: |
03-06-23 S Filed 03-06-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Education 03-15-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 03-15-23 S Committee motion for D.P. as amended Failed (Vote: Y: 4/N: 3) 03-17-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 03-27-23 S Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 03-29-23 S Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 03-28-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 03-29-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Education 03-30-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-30-23 S On floor for consideration 03-30-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 31/N: 3) 03-30-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Education 04-04-23 H Meeting set for Upon Adjournment of Joint Budget - Room 138 ...H-Education 04-04-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Education 04-05-23 H Placed on the House calendar 04-05-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 84/N: 0) 04-06-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 04-11-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 633 ) |
| SB 367 | Flowers, Stephanie (D) | Requires a school district to make unused or underutilized public school facilities available at no cost to the municipality in which the school district's boundaries are located. |
| Bill History: |
03-06-23 S Filed 03-06-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Education 03-08-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 03-09-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 03-09-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 03-15-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 03-15-23 S Committee Motion for Do Pass Failed (Vote: Y: 4/N: 3) 04-03-23 S Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 04-03-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Education 04-04-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-04-23 S On floor for consideration 04-04-23 S Failed (Vote: N: 13/Y: 17) 04-04-23 S Motion to expunge vote carried |
| SB 431 |
Clark, Alan (R)
Furman, Tony (R) |
Makes various changes regarding the authorization to obtain and deliver absentee ballots. Repeals provisions for designated bearers and provides regulations for authorized agents or administrators in obtaining absentee ballots. |
| Bill History: |
03-15-23 S Filed 03-15-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Judiciary 03-29-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary 03-29-23 S Committee Motion for Do Pass Failed 04-05-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary |
| SB 443 |
Leding, Greg (D)
Vaught, DeAnn (R) |
Creates the Arkansas Office of Employment First, the Employment First Advisory Committee, and the Employment First Business Partner Program to develop policies related to individuals with disabilities. |
| Bill History: |
03-16-23 S Filed 03-16-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Insurance and Commerce 04-04-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Insurance and Commerce 06-02-23 S Assigned study proposal number - see ISP 65 |
| SB 449 |
English, Jane (R)
Haak, Delia (R) |
Creates the Arkansas Broadband Advisory Council to provide stakeholder input on the applicability of the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program to Arkansas, describes membership composition and powers and duties. |
| Bill History: |
03-20-23 S Filed 03-20-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Insurance and Commerce 03-28-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Insurance and Commerce 03-27-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 03-28-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 04-05-23 S Meeting set for 8:00 a.m. - Room 309 ...S-Insurance and Commerce |
| SB 451 | English, Jane (R) | Repeals duties of the Higher Education Coordinating Board with regard to workforce education, repeals the Board's involvement in written agreement with the Career Education and Workforce Development Board for federal workforce funds distribution, more. |
| Bill History: |
03-20-23 S Filed 03-20-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Education 03-27-23 S Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - Room 207 ...S-Education 03-27-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Education 03-28-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-28-23 S On floor for consideration 03-28-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 33/N: 0) 03-28-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Education 04-04-23 H Meeting set for Upon Adjournment of Joint Budget - Room 138 ...H-Education 04-04-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Education 04-05-23 H Placed on the House calendar 04-05-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 94/N: 0) 04-06-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 04-11-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 648 ) |
| SB 468 | Penzo, Clint (R) | Requires a personal care services provider to demonstrate to the Department of Human Services evidence that the provider makes certain contributions in order to receive the full reimbursement rate. |
| Bill History: |
03-23-23 S Filed 03-23-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Insurance and Commerce 04-04-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Insurance and Commerce |
| SB 492 | Irvin, Missy (R) | Allows alternatives to the requirement for notarization of requests for adult and long-term care facility resident maltreatment/child maltreatment registry checks. |
| Bill History: |
03-27-23 S Filed 03-27-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-29-23 S Committee hearing set for 10:20 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-29-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-30-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-30-23 S On floor for consideration 03-30-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-30-23 S Emergency clause adopted 03-30-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-04-23 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-04-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 04-05-23 H Placed on the House calendar 04-05-23 H On floor for consideration 04-05-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 94/N: 0) 04-05-23 H Emergency clause adopted 04-06-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 04-11-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 710 ) |
| SB 495 |
Gilmore, Ben (R)
Gazaway, Jimmy (R) |
Makes various changes to sentencing, parole, and post-release supervision policies. |
| Bill History: |
03-27-23 S Filed 03-27-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Judiciary 03-29-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary 03-30-23 S Amendment(s) Filed 03-30-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 ...S-Judiciary 03-30-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 04-03-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-03-23 S On floor for consideration 04-03-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 29/N: 5) 04-03-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Judiciary 04-04-23 H Committee hearing set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 149 ...H-Judiciary 04-05-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended 1 ...H-Judiciary 04-05-23 H Amendment 1 adopted 04-05-23 H Amendment(s) Filed 04-06-23 H Placed on the House calendar 04-06-23 H On floor for consideration 04-06-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 82/N: 14) 04-06-23 S Received from House as amended - referred to S-Judiciary 04-06-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Judiciary 04-07-23 S Senate concurred in House amendment 04-07-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 04-11-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 659 ) |
| SB 515 | Irvin, Missy (R) | Amends provisions related to Medicaid fraud and investigations, civil remedies and restitution. Amends related criminal law and creates new offenses. |
| Bill History: |
03-28-23 S Filed 03-28-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Judiciary 04-03-23 S Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary 04-03-23 S Motion to withdraw from committee carried S-Judiciary 04-03-23 S Withdrawn from further consideration |
| SB 516 | Leding, Greg (D) | Adjusts the distribution of membership of the Board of Developmental Disabilities Services, changing from geographical representation to members who represent the types of developmental disabilities services provided. |
| Bill History: |
03-28-23 S Filed 03-28-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-31-23 S Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 06-02-23 S Assigned study proposal number - see ISP 70 |
| SB 519 | Irvin, Missy (R) | Creates a new chapter related to abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older persons in an inpatient facility receiving 24 hours care. |
| Bill History: |
03-28-23 S Filed 03-28-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Judiciary 04-03-23 S Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary 04-03-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Judiciary 04-04-23 S Placed on the Senate calendar 04-04-23 S On floor for consideration 04-04-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 04-04-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Judiciary 04-06-23 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. - Room 149 ...H-Judiciary 04-06-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Judiciary 04-07-23 H Placed on the House calendar 04-07-23 H On floor for consideration 04-07-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 91/N: 0) 04-07-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 04-12-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 783 ) |
| SB 549 |
Dismang, Jonathan (R)
Eaves, Les (R) |
Decreases income tax rates for individuals, trusts, and estates; decreases income tax rate for domestic and foreign corporations from 5.3% to 5.1% on net income exceeding $25,000. |
| Bill History: |
03-30-23 S Filed 03-30-23 S Introduced and referred to S-Revenue and Taxation 04-03-23 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - OSC ...S-Revenue and Taxation 04-03-23 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 ation ...S-Revenue and Taxation 04-03-23 S Amendment 1 adopted 04-03-23 S On floor for consideration 04-03-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 30/N: 0) 04-03-23 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Revenue and Taxation 04-04-23 H Committee hearing set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 151 ...H-Revenue and Taxation 04-04-23 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Revenue and Taxation 04-05-23 H Placed on the House calendar 04-05-23 H On floor for consideration 04-05-23 H Passed (Vote: Y: 85/N: 12) 04-06-23 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 04-10-23 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 532 ) |
| SB 586 |
Leding, Greg (D)
Scott, Jamie (D) |
Makes various changes regarding segregated confinement and alternative therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options for prisoners. |
| Bill History: |
04-06-23 S Filed 06-02-23 S Assigned study proposal number - see ISP 77 |
| SJR 12 |
Leding, Greg (D)
Richardson, Jay (D) |
Proposes a Constitutional amendment providing various tenant protections and landlord duties to maintain habitable premises. |
| Bill History: |
02-08-23 S Filed 02-08-23 S Introduced and referred to S-State Agencies 03-30-23 S Meeting set for 9:30 a.m. - OSC ...S-State Agencies |