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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 451: TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE EDUCATION OF CERTAIN STUDENTS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 451 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on March 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE EDUCATION OF CERTAIN STUDENTS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Primary sponsor: Scott Richardson (Republican), Bart Hester (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Died in Senate 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 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott RichardsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Bart HesterPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Denise GarnerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Robin LundstrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18

“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 Senate at Sine Die adjournment.
  2. Returned to Senate from Governor Having Been Vetoed
  3. Governor Vetoed
  4. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
  5. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
  6. ORDERED ENROLLED
  7. Returned from the House as passed.
  8. Returned to the Senate as passed.
  9. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
  10. Motion to Reconsider Emergency Clause Passed
  11. Returned from the Senate as Requested
  12. Returned to the House as requested.

Showing 12 most recent of 31 actions. Full history

Sources

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