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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 164: TO AUTHORIZE A PUBLIC SCHOOL TO EMPLOY OR ACCEPT AS A VOLUNTEER A CHAPLAIN.

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

SB 164 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO AUTHORIZE A PUBLIC SCHOOL TO EMPLOY OR ACCEPT AS A VOLUNTEER A CHAPLAIN. Primary sponsor: Hope Duke (Republican), Jim Dotson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Died on Senate Calendar at Sine Die adjournment.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Hope DukePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Jim DotsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate34

“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 on Senate Calendar at Sine Die adjournment.
  2. Motion to Expunge the Vote by which SB164 failed to pass; Motion carried
  3. Read the third time and failed.
  4. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
  5. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
  6. Filed

Sources

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