2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
SB59
Legislative Summary
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.
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Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
1/14/2025
Filed
Senate
1/15/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
1/30/2025
Rules suspended.
Senate
1/30/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Senate
1/30/2025
Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
1/30/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
1/30/2025
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
2/4/2025
Rules suspended.
Senate
2/4/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
Senate
2/4/2025
Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
2/4/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
2/4/2025
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
2/5/2025
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
2/6/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
2/6/2025
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Senate
2/6/2025
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate
2/6/2025
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
Senate
2/17/2025
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
2/17/2025
House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
Senate
2/17/2025
Rules suspended.
Senate
2/17/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
2/17/2025
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Senate
2/17/2025
ORDERED ENROLLED
Senate
2/17/2025
Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Senate
2/17/2025
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Senate
2/24/2025
Notification that SB59 is now Act 123
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment H1
House Amendment H1
2/11/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S2
Senate Amendment S2
2/4/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S1
Senate Amendment S1
1/30/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
2/17/2025
24
Yea
1
Nay
9
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
2/13/2025
88
Yea
4
Nay
8
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
2/6/2025
26
Yea
2
Nay
6
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(2/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 62
Democrat: 25
Primary Sponsor
Jonathan Dismang
Republican
Co-Sponsors (86)
Zack Gramlich
Republican
Tippi McCullough
Democrat
Deann Vaught
Republican
Brandon Achor
Republican
Fred Allen
Democrat
Wade Andrews
Republican
Sonia Eubanks Barker
Republican
Glenn Barnes
Democrat
Lincoln Barnett
Democrat
Howard Beaty
Republican
Mary Bentley
Republican
Stan Berry
Republican
Harlan Breaux
Republican
Keith Brooks
Republican
Karilyn Brown
Republican
Matt Brown
Republican
Joey Carr
Republican
Frances Cavenaugh
Republican
Paul Childress
Republican
Nicole Clowney
Democrat
Andrew Collins
Democrat
Bruce Cozart
Republican
Cindy Crawford
Republican
James Eaton
Republican
Les Eaves
Republican
Denise Ennett
Democrat
Brian Evans
Republican
Ken Ferguson
Democrat
Tony Furman
Republican
Denise Garner
Democrat
Jimmie Gazaway
Republican
Diana Gonzales Worthen
Democrat
Brad Hall
Republican
Dolly Henley
Republican
Mike Holcomb
Republican
Steve Hollowell
Republican
Ashley Hudson
Democrat
Lane Jean
Republican
John Maddox
Republican
Stephen Magie
Democrat
Rick McClure
Republican
Mark McElroy
Republican
Jessie McGruder
Democrat
Ron Mcnair
Republican
Jon Milligan
Republican
Kendra Moore
Republican
Stetson Painter
Republican
Mark Perry
Democrat
Aaron Pilkington
Republican
Chad Puryear
Republican
Jay Richardson
Democrat
Scott Richardson
Republican
Johnny Rye
Republican
Bart Schulz
Republican
Tara Shephard
Democrat
Joy Springer
Democrat
Tracy Steele
Democrat
Dwight Tosh
Republican
Steven Walker
Republican
Les Warren
Republican
David Whitaker
Democrat
Jim Wooten
Republican
Clarke Tucker
Democrat
Justin Boyd
Republican
Steve Crowell
Republican
Breanne Davis
Republican
Tyler Dees
Republican
Jim Dotson
Republican
Jane English
Republican
Stephanie Flowers
Democrat
Ben Gilmore
Republican
Kim Hammer
Republican
Bart Hester
Republican
Missy Irvin
Republican
Blake Johnson
Republican
Mark Johnson
Republican
Greg Leding
Democrat
Frederick Love
Democrat
Reginald Murdock
Democrat
John Payton
Republican
Jim Petty
Republican
Terry Rice
Republican
Jamie Scott
Democrat
Matt Stone
Republican
Gary Stubblefield
Republican
David Wallace
Republican