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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 142: TO CREATE THE BELL TO BELL, NO CELL ACT; AND TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES WITH REGARD TO STUDENT USE OF PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

Enacted 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

SB 142 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO CREATE THE BELL TO BELL, NO CELL ACT; AND TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES WITH REGARD TO STUDENT USE OF PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. Primary sponsor: Jon Eubanks (Republican), Tyler Dees (Republican). It lists 28 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 24, 2025): Notification that SB142 is now Act 122.

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 28

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jon EubanksPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Tyler DeesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Justin BoydCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Rebecca BurkesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Nick BurkesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Cindy CrawfordCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Breanne DavisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Hope DukeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Jane EnglishCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Brian EvansCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Scott FlippoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
GilmoreCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Zack GramlichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Brad HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Kim HammerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Bart HesterCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Missy IrvinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Mark JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Blake JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Robin LundstrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Mindy McAlindonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Matt McKeeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Brit McKenzieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Reginald MurdockCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Jim PettyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Chad PuryearCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Scott RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Matt StoneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Randy TorresCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Kendon UnderwoodCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16

“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. Notification that SB142 is now Act 122
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
  4. ORDERED ENROLLED
  5. Read the third time and passed.
  6. Rules suspended.
  7. House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
  8. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
  9. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1
  10. Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
  11. Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
  12. Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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