2023 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
SB477
Legislative Summary
To Create A Means By Which Students Who Qualify For Reduced-price Meals At School Receive Free Meals At School.
Bill History
3/24/2023
Filed
Senate
3/24/2023
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
3/29/2023
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Senate
3/29/2023
Rules suspended.
Senate
3/29/2023
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
3/29/2023
Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
3/29/2023
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
3/30/2023
Rules suspended.
Senate
3/30/2023
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
3/30/2023
Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
3/30/2023
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
3/30/2023
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
3/30/2023
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate
3/30/2023
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House of Representatives
3/30/2023
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Returned To the Senate as passed.
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Returned from the House as passed.
Senate
4/5/2023
ORDERED ENROLLED
Senate
4/6/2023
Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Senate
4/6/2023
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Senate
4/11/2023
Notification that SB477 is now Act 656
Senate
Amendments
Senate Amendment S2
Senate Amendment S2
3/30/2023Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S1
Senate Amendment S1
3/29/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
4/5/2023
89
Yea
0
Nay
11
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/30/2023
32
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/11/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 75
Democrat: 20
Primary Sponsor

Jonathan Dismang
Republican
Co-Sponsors (94)
Deann Vaught
Republican
Tippi McCullough
Democrat
Brandon Achor
Republican
Wade Andrews
Republican
Sonia Eubanks Barker
Republican
Howard Beaty
Republican
Mark Berry
Republican
Harlan Breaux
Republican
Keith Brooks
Republican
Karilyn Brown
Republican
Matt Brown
Republican
Joey Carr
Republican
John Carr
Republican
Frances Cavenaugh
Republican
Nicole Clowney
Democrat
Andrew Collins
Democrat
Bruce Cozart
Republican
Cindy Crawford
Republican
Carol Dalby
Republican
Matt Duffield
Republican
Les Eaves
Republican
Denise Ennett
Democrat
Jon Eubanks
Republican
Brian Evans
Republican
Deborah Ferguson
Democrat
Charlene Fite
Republican
Vivian Flowers
Democrat
Denise Garner
Democrat
Jimmie Gazaway
Republican
Zack Gramlich
Republican
Delia Haak
Republican
RJ Hawk
Republican
Mike Holcomb
Republican
Ashley Hudson
Democrat
Roger Lynch
Republican
John Maddox
Republican
Rick McClure
Republican
Richard McGrew
Republican
Stephen Meeks
Republican
Jon Milligan
Republican
Jeremiah Moore
Republican
Kendra Moore
Republican
Milton Nicks
Democrat
Stetson Painter
Republican
Shad Pearce
Republican
Mark Perry
Democrat
Aaron Pilkington
Republican
Chad Puryear
Republican
Jay Richardson
Democrat
Marcus Richmond
Republican
Ryan Rose
Republican
Jamie Scott
Democrat
Tara Shephard
Democrat
Matthew Shepherd
Republican
Trey Steimel
Republican
Dwight Tosh
Republican
Steven Walker
Republican
Jeff Wardlaw
Republican
Les Warren
Republican
David Whitaker
Democrat
Jeremy Wooldridge
Republican
Jim Wooten
Republican
Clarke Tucker
Democrat
Justin Boyd
Republican
Joshua Bryant
Republican
Ronald Caldwell
Republican
Linda Chesterfield
Democrat
Alan Clark
Republican
Steve Crowell
Republican
Breanne Davis
Republican
Tyler Dees
Republican
Jim Dotson
Republican
Jane English
Republican
Scott Flippo
Republican
Stephanie Flowers
Democrat
Ben Gilmore
Republican
Kim Hammer
Republican
Bart Hester
Republican
Jimmy Hickey
Republican
Ricky Hill
Republican
Missy Irvin
Republican
Blake Johnson
Republican
Mark Johnson
Republican
Greg Leding
Democrat
Frederick Love
Democrat
Matt McKee
Republican
Reginald Murdock
Democrat
John Payton
Republican
Clint Penzo
Republican
Jim Petty
Republican
Terry Rice
Republican
Matt Stone
Republican
Dan Sullivan
Republican
David Wallace
Republican