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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1144: TO REQUIRE A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL UNDER THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM TO COMPLY WITH THE SAME STATUTORY AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO WHICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE SUBJECT.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1144 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas House on January 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO REQUIRE A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL UNDER THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM TO COMPLY WITH THE SAME STATUTORY AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO WHICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE SUBJECT. Primary sponsor: Jim Wooten (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jim WootenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Fred AllenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Glenn BarnesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Lincoln BarnettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse63
Joey CarrCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Denise GarnerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Jessie McGruderCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Ron McNairCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
  2. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
  3. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
  4. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
  5. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
  6. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source