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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 246: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS ACCESS ACT; AND TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE AS THEY RELATE TO EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.

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 246 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on February 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS ACCESS ACT; AND TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE AS THEY RELATE TO EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. Primary sponsor: Matthew Shepherd (Republican), J. Dismang. It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2025): Notification that SB246 is now Act 340.

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): Republican 25

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matthew ShepherdPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse97
J. DismangPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Brandon AchorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Wade AndrewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Sonia BarkerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96
Howard BeatyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Rick BeckCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Keith BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Matt BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Karilyn BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
John CarrCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Fran CavenaughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Cindy CrawfordCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Les EavesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Jon EubanksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Brian EvansCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Zack GramlichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
R.J. HawkCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Mindy McAlindonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Rick McClureCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Stephen MeeksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse42
Jason NazarenkoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Ryan RoseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Randy TorresCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Steve UngerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Jeff WardlawCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
WingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 SB246 is now Act 340
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
  4. ORDERED ENROLLED
  5. Returned from the House as passed.
  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.
  7. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
  8. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
  9. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
  10. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
  11. Read the third time and passed.
  12. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

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Sources

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