2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
HB1512
Legislative Summary
To Create The Arkansas Access Act; And To Amend Various Provisions Of The Arkansas Code As They Relate To Education In The State Of Arkansas.
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Bill History
2/17/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Received from the House.
Senate
3/13/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
Senate
3/17/2025
Rules suspended.
Senate
3/17/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
3/17/2025
Returned to the House as passed.
Senate
3/17/2025
Returned from the Senate as passed.
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
TO BE ENROLLED
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Notification that HB1512 is now Act 341
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Amendment H2
House Amendment H2
3/11/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment H1
House Amendment H1
3/5/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
3/17/2025
27
Yea
6
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/13/2025
81
Yea
17
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/18/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 27
Primary Sponsor
Matthew Shepherd
Republican
Co-Sponsors (26)
Jonathan Dismang
Republican
Brian Evans
Republican
Howard Beaty
Republican
Keith Brooks
Republican
Jon Eubanks
Republican
Jeff Wardlaw
Republican
Sonia Eubanks Barker
Republican
Karilyn Brown
Republican
Matt Brown
Republican
John Carr
Republican
Frances Cavenaugh
Republican
Cindy Crawford
Republican
Zack Gramlich
Republican
RJ Hawk
Republican
Mindy McAlindon
Republican
Rick McClure
Republican
Stephen Meeks
Republican
Jason Nazarenko
Republican
Ryan Rose
Republican
Randy Torres
Republican
Carlton Wing
Republican
Brandon Achor
Republican
Rick Beck
Republican
Les Eaves
Republican
Steve Unger
Republican
Wade Andrews
Republican