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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 586: TO CREATE THE "PROTECT OUR CONSTITUTION ACT"; AND AMENDING A PORTION OF THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION AS AUTHORIZED BY ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE 5, § 1.

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 586 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on March 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO CREATE THE "PROTECT OUR CONSTITUTION ACT"; AND AMENDING A PORTION OF THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION AS AUTHORIZED BY ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE 5, § 1. Primary sponsor: Jimmy Gazaway (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
Jimmy GazawayPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse31
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. Read the third time and failed.
  3. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
  4. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
  5. Filed

Sources

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