2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
SB246
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
Senate
2/17/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
3/6/2025
Rules suspended.
Senate
3/6/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Senate
3/6/2025
Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
3/6/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
3/6/2025
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
3/10/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2
Senate
3/12/2025
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
3/12/2025
Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
3/12/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
3/13/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
3/13/2025
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate
3/13/2025
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Returned to the Senate as passed.
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Returned from the House as passed.
Senate
3/17/2025
ORDERED ENROLLED
Senate
3/18/2025
Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Senate
3/18/2025
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Senate
3/18/2025
Notification that SB246 is now Act 340
Senate
Amendments
Senate Amendment S2
Senate Amendment S2
3/10/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S1
Senate Amendment S1
3/6/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
3/17/2025
77
Yea
17
Nay
6
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/13/2025
28
Yea
6
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/18/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 27
Primary Sponsor
Jonathan Dismang
Republican
Co-Sponsors (26)
Matthew Shepherd
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