Senator • Republican
Bart Hester
Arkansas • District SD-033

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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
26
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
79% Positive
Voting Pattern
Nay: 50
Not Voting: 5
Yea: 2586
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Sponsored Bills
AR SB431•Passed
To Amend The Human Trafficking Act Of 2013; To Eliminate The Statute Of Limitations For Certain Offenses; To Create Safe Harbors For Victims; And To Prohibit Certain Sexually Explicit Products That Resemble A Child.
Co-Sponsor
AR SB601•Passed
To Create A Pathway For A Graduate Of A Foreign Medical School To Be Licensed In This State If He Or She Is Offered Full-time Employment As A Physician From A Healthcare Provider.
Primary Sponsor
AR HB1832•Passed
To Amend The Rules Of The Supreme Court And Court Of Appeals Of The State Of Arkansas; And To Amend A Rule Of The Supreme Court And Court Of Appeals Under The Authority Granted By The Arkansas Constitution.
Primary Sponsor
AR SB450•Passed
To Require The Department Of Education To Include A Human Fetal Growth And Development Discussion In The Relevant Standards During The Arkansas Academic Standards Revision Cycle.
Co-Sponsor
AR SB437•Passed
To Create The Arkansas Wind Energy Development Act.
Primary Sponsor
AR HB1685•Passed
To Create The Grocery Tax Relief Act; To Amend The Law Concerning The Sales And Use Taxes Levied On Food And Food Ingredients, As Affirmed By Referred Act 19 Of 1958; And To Exempt Groceries From State Sales And Use Taxes.
Primary Sponsor
AR HB1555•Passed
To Establish Uniform Procedures For Filling A Vacancy In A Municipal Office.
Primary Sponsor
AR SB578•Passed
To Amend The Law Concerning Early Voting; And To Allow A County Board Of Election Commissioners To Close Certain Early Voting Locations During Inclement Weather.
Primary Sponsor
AR SB535•Passed
To Create A Sales And Use Tax Exemption For The Arkansas Museum Of Fine Arts And The Arkansas Museum Of Fine Arts Foundation.
Primary Sponsor
AR SB527•Passed
To Amend The Arkansas Health And Opportunity For Me Act Of 2021; And To Increase The Medical-loss Ratio In The Arkansas Health And Opportunity For Me Program.
Co-Sponsor
AR SB530•Passed
To Amend The Arkansas Wood Energy Products And Forest Maintenance Income Tax Credit.
Co-Sponsor
AR SB481•Passed
To Create A More Sustainable System Of Property Insurance For Public Schools, State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education, And State-owned Property; And To Declare An Emergency.
Co-Sponsor
AR SB426•Passed
To Create The Defense Against Criminal Illegals Act; And To Establish Enhanced Penalties For Illegal Aliens Who Commit Serious Felonies Involving Violence.
Primary Sponsor
AR SB420•Passed
To Expand Eligibility For Water Development State Programs; To Amend The Water Authority Act; And To Amend The Uses Of The Construction Assistance Revolving Loan Fund.
Primary Sponsor
AR SB375•Passed
To Create The Offense Of Capital Rape; And To Amend A Portion Of Arkansas Code Which Resulted From Initiated Act 3 Of 1936.
Co-Sponsor
AR SB364•Passed
To Amend The Law Concerning Violations And Penalties Related To Contractors.
Primary Sponsor
AR SB352•Passed
To Prohibit Antisemitism In Public Elementary And Secondary Schools; And To Prohibit Antisemitism In State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education.
Co-Sponsor
AR HB1917•Passed
To Amend The Arkansas Student-athlete Publicity Rights Act; And To Amend The Law Related To Athletic Program Funding.
Primary Sponsor
AR HB1923•Passed
To Amend The Arkansas Tourism Development Act; And To Amend The Law Concerning Natural State Initiative Opportunity Zones.
Primary Sponsor
AR HB1853•Passed
To Amend The Law Concerning Agency Relationship And Duties Related To Real Estate Licenses; And To Clarify The Obligations Of Dual Agency.
Co-Sponsor
AR HB1833•Passed
To Amend The Law Concerning The Admissions At The University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine.
Co-Sponsor
AR HB1706•Passed
To Amend The Law Concerning Elections; And To Prohibit Ranked Choice Voting.
Primary Sponsor
AR HB1681•Passed
To Establish The Water And Sewer Treatment Facilities Grant Program; And To Declare An Emergency.
Co-Sponsor
AR SB451•Enrolled
To Require The Department Of Human Services And The Department Of Education To Establish Regional Behavioral Health Programs; To Amend The Law Concerning The Education Of Certain Students; And To Declare An Emergency.
Primary Sponsor
AR SB441•Engrossed
To Create The Junk Lawsuit Prevention Act Of 2025.
Primary Sponsor
AR HB1657•Passed
To Amend The Arkansas Wood Energy Products And Forest Maintenance Income Tax Credit.
Co-Sponsor
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