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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Joint Resolution

HJR 1002: AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO REPEAL THE EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION OF SLAVERY AND INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE.

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

HJR 1002 is a joint resolution introduced in the Arkansas House on November 20, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO REPEAL THE EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION OF SLAVERY AND INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE. Primary sponsor: Reginald Murdock (Democratic), Jay Richardson (Democratic). It lists 9 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 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Reginald MurdockPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Jay RichardsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Fred AllenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Lincoln BarnettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse63
Andrew CollinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Denise EnnettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Ken FergusonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse64
Jessie McGruderCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Jamie ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Tara ShephardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Joy SpringerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76

“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. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
  4. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
  5. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
  6. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
  7. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
  8. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
  9. Filed

Sources

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