Senator • Republican
Bart Hester
Arkansas • District SD-033
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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
23
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
81% Positive
Voting Pattern
Nay: 50
Not Voting: 5
Yea: 2586
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Sponsored Bills
AR HB1981•Failed
To Amend The Definitions Of "outdoor Recreation Operator" And "tramway Operator Under The Law Concerning Recreational Tramways".
Primary Sponsor
AR HB1936•Failed
An Act To Amend The Law Concerning Election To Certain Municipal Offices.
Co-Sponsor
AR SB532•Failed
To Amend The Definition Of "specialty Hospital" Relating To The Assessment Fee On Hospitals Under The Arkansas Medicaid Program.
Primary Sponsor
AR SB524•Introduced
To Make Operation Of An Illegal Online Casino Or Sports Betting A Felony; To Create The Interactive Gaming Act And To Include Name, Image, Or Likeness Drawing Games And Casino Gaming; And To Declare An Emergency.
Co-Sponsor
AR SB518•Failed
To Prohibit A Local Government From Enacting Regulations In A Flood-prone Area That Are More Restrictive Than The Requirements Of The National Flood Insurance Program In Certain Instances.
Primary Sponsor
AR SB499•Introduced
To Repeal Certain Reporting Requirements For The State Insurance Department And The State Securities Department; And To Revise Certain Reporting Requirements For The State Insurance Department.
Co-Sponsor
AR SB451•Vetoed
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•Failed
To Create The Junk Lawsuit Prevention Act Of 2025.
Primary Sponsor
AR SB394•Failed
To Amend The Law Concerning The Allocation, Distribution, And Use Of Revenues Derived From A County Sales And Use Taxes For Capital Improvements.
Co-Sponsor
AR HB1687•Failed
To Provide That A Water Authority Is Exempt From All Excise Taxes.
Primary Sponsor
AR SB377•Failed
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 HB1534•Failed
To Increase The Homestead Property Tax Credit.
Co-Sponsor
AR HB1530•Failed
To Amend The Definition Of "specialty Hospital" Relating To The Assessment Fee On Hospitals Under The Arkansas Medicaid Program.
Primary Sponsor
AR SB204•Failed
To Exempt From Gross Income A Gain By A Taxpayer Resulting From The Acquisition Of Property Under The Right Of Eminent Domain Or The Threat Of Condemnation.
Co-Sponsor
AR SB44•Failed
To Clarify The Law Concerning When Interim Committees May Meet During A Legislative Recess.
Primary Sponsor
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
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