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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1940: TO ESTABLISH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT INITIATES AND MAINTAINS A FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

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 1940 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas House on March 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO ESTABLISH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT INITIATES AND MAINTAINS A FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Primary sponsor: Steve Crowell (Republican), Steven Walker (Republican). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve CrowellPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Steven WalkerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
S. BerryCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bruce CozartCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
James EatonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Brad HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Steve HollowellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Julie MayberryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Rick McClureCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Jon MilliganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Kendra MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Stetson PainterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Shad PearceCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Chad PuryearCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Jay RichardsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Bart SchulzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
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 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