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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Joint Resolution

SJR 17: AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS.

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

SJR 17 is a joint resolution introduced in the Arkansas Senate on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS. Primary sponsor: Wayne Long (Republican), Jim Dotson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Died in Senate Committee 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): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wayne LongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse39
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 in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
  2. Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
  3. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
  4. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
  5. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
  6. Rules suspended.
  7. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
  8. Filed

Sources

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