Arkansas House Update 03.01.21

The House entered the 8th week of the Regular Session on Monday. Members passed the following bills on the House floor: HB1464-This bill adds a provision to the Arkansas Code that allows parents to challenge instructional material, events or activities in public schools. HB1389-This bill creates the... Read More.

Arkansas House Report 02.26.21

In the 7th week of the 2021 Regular Session, the House passed bills addressing taxes, medical care, scholarships, the duty to retreat, and more. The following tax measures were advanced by the House: ·      HB1023-This bill excludes certain school fundraisers from the sales tax... Read More.
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stand ground bill advances in house

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas House panel on Tuesday advanced legislation loosening the state’s restrictions on the use of deadly force in self defense, weeks after rejecting the same measure. The House Judiciary Committee voted 10-9 for the bill that would remove would... Read More.
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Arkansas House Report 02.10.21

Today is the deadline for members to file proposed Constitutional Amendments. More than 20 proposed amendments have been filed. You can find a complete list of the proposals which are labeled House Joint Resolutions and Senate Joint Resolutions at www.arkleg.state.ar.us. This afternoon, the House passed... Read More.
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Arkansas House Summary 02.08.21

More than 70 bills have now been signed into law as we begin the 5th week of the 2021 Regular Session. Another bill now making its way to the Governor’s desk is SB99. This bill, which regulates “step therapy” protocols, passed the House by a... Read More.

Arkansas House Weekly Summary

The 93rd General Assembly now prepares to enter the 5th week of the 2021 Regular Session. The House passed a resolution to extend this session, if necessary, to May 3. The resolution provides for a recess on April 9. The deadline for members to file... Read More.
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Arkansas House Update 02.04.21

The following bills were passed by the House Thursday afternoon: HB1315. This bill creates a state meat inspection program. The bill states that a lack of a state meat inspection program causes a significant loss of revenue generated from meat processing for this state and... Read More.

Arkansas House Summary 02.03.21

On Wednesday, the House passed several pieces of legislation, including the following: ·      HB1212-This bill gives the Director of the Division of Workforce Services the discretion to modify employer contributions for certain unemployment insurance claims during an emergency. ·      HB1068-This bill would... Read More.
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A Bill to Allow Delivery of Alcohol Passes a House Committee

A bill to allow retail liquor stores to deliver to homes in wet counties has cleared the Arkansas House Rules Committee.  The bill, SB 32, cleared the Senate earlier, was amended to allow microbrewery restaurants and microbreweries themselves to deliver alcohol as well.  

Arkansas House Summary 02/02/21

On Tuesday, the House passed HB1022. This bill states drivers must have their vehicle’s headlights on from sunrise to sunset. The current law states lights must be on from ½ hour after sunset to ½ hour before sunrise. The House also passed HB1112. This bill... Read More.