2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
SB142
Legislative Summary
To Create The Bell To Bell, No Cell Act; And To Amend The Requirements For Public School Discipline Policies With Regard To Student Use Of Personal Electronic Devices.
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Bill History
1/29/2025
Filed
Senate
1/29/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
2/3/2025
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
2/4/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
2/4/2025
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate
2/4/2025
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Re-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
2/13/2025
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
2/17/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1
Senate
2/18/2025
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
2/18/2025
House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
Senate
2/18/2025
Rules suspended.
Senate
2/18/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
2/18/2025
ORDERED ENROLLED
Senate
2/18/2025
Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Senate
2/18/2025
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Senate
2/24/2025
Notification that SB142 is now Act 122
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment H1
House Amendment H1
2/11/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
2/18/2025
27
Yea
1
Nay
5
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
2/13/2025
97
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
2/4/2025
28
Yea
1
Nay
5
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(2/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 29
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Tyler Dees
Republican
Co-Sponsors (29)
Jon Eubanks
Republican
Brian Evans
Republican
Nick Burkes
Republican
Rebecca Burkes
Republican
Cindy Crawford
Republican
Hope Duke
Republican
Zack Gramlich
Republican
Brad Hall
Republican
Robin Lundstrum
Republican
Mindy McAlindon
Republican
Brit McKenzie
Republican
Chad Puryear
Republican
Scott Richardson
Republican
Randy Torres
Republican
Kendon Underwood
Republican
Bart Hester
Republican
Justin Boyd
Republican
Breanne Davis
Republican
Jane English
Republican
Scott Flippo
Republican
Ben Gilmore
Republican
Kim Hammer
Republican
Missy Irvin
Republican
Blake Johnson
Republican
Mark Johnson
Republican
Matt McKee
Republican
Reginald Murdock
Democrat
Jim Petty
Republican
Matt Stone
Republican