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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1180: TO CREATE THE BABY OLIVIA ACT.

Passed one chamber 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 1180 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO CREATE THE BABY OLIVIA ACT. Primary sponsor: Clint Penzo (Republican), Mary Bentley (Republican). It lists 31 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 33

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Clint PenzoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Mary BentleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Rick BeckCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Harlan BreauxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Matt BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Alyssa BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Josh BryantCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Nick BurkesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Fran CavenaughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Cameron CooperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Bruce CozartCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Cindy CrawfordCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Tyler DeesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Jim DotsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate34
Hope DukeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Tony FurmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Zack GramlichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Wayne LongCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Robin LundstrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Rick McClureCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Richard McGrewCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Matt McKeeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Brit McKenzieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
John PaytonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Jim PettyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Aaron PilkingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
David RayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Ryan RoseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Johnny RyeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Randy TorresCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
DeAnn VaughtCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Jim WootenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59

“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 Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
  2. Roll Call Requested. Five Hands were seen. The motion failed.
  3. Motion to Extract HB1180 from Committee. Motion Failed.
  4. Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
  5. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
  6. Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
  7. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
  8. Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
  9. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
  10. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
  11. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
  12. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

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