Arkansas 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 531 — TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY BOOT CAMP.

Last action — Notification that SB531 is now Act 577

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 11, 2021. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 77 sponsors

    2 primary, 75 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

  • SB 531 Current pdf

Action History

  1. Notification that SB531 is now Act 577

  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. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  9. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on AGING, CHILDREN AND YOUTH, LEGISLATIVE & MILITARY AFFAIRS- HOUSE

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  12. Read the third time and passed.

  13. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

  14. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE

  15. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 75 co-sponsors · 61 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (75)

Not signed on (61)

61 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

Passed 69 Yea · 18 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6918013
Total 6918013
% of votes cast 69%18%0%13%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Christiansen — Yea
Cloud — Yea
Deffenbaugh — Yea
Fielding — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Godfrey — Yea
Hawks — Yea
Hillman — Yea
Jett — Yea
Nicks — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Slape — Yea
Speaks — Yea
Tollett — Yea
Watson — Yea
Carr — Nay
Haak — Nay
Lowery — Nay
Miller — Nay
Coleman — Not Voting
Bragg — Not Voting
Aaron Pilkington — Nay
Andrew Collins — Yea
Ashley Hudson — Yea
Austin McCollum — Not Voting
B. Smith — Yea
Brian S. Evans — Yea
Brit McKenzie — Nay
Bruce Cozart — Yea
C. Fite — Yea
Cameron Cooper — Nay
Carlton Wing — Yea
Carol Dalby — Yea
Cindy Crawford — Yea
Clint Penzo — Nay
D. Ferguson — Yea
David Ray — Nay
David Whitaker — Yea
DeAnn Vaught — Not Voting
Denise Garner — Yea
Denise Jones Ennett — Yea
Dwight Tosh — Yea
Frances Cavenaugh — Yea
Fred Allen — Yea
Fredrick J. Love — Yea
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Howard M. Beaty, Jr. — Nay
Jack Ladyman — Not Voting
Jamie Scott — Yea
Jeff Wardlaw — Yea
Jim Dotson — Not Voting
Jim Wooten — Yea
Jimmy Gazaway — Yea
John Maddox — Yea
John Payton — Nay
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon Milligan — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Joshua Bryant — Yea
Joy Springer — Yea
Julie Mayberry — Yea
Justin Boyd — Yea
Justin Gonzales — Nay
K. Ferguson — Yea
Karilyn Brown — Yea
Keith Brooks — Not Voting
Kendon Underwood — Nay
L. Fite — Yea
L. Johnson — Yea
Lane Jean — Not Voting
Les D. Eaves — Yea
Les Warren — Yea
M. Berry — Not Voting
M. Davis — Yea
M. Gray — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
Marcus E. Richmond — Nay
Mark D. McElroy — Yea
Mark Perry — Yea
Mary Bentley — Nay
Matthew J. Shepherd — Not Voting
Mike Holcomb — Not Voting
Nicole Clowney — Yea
Reginald Murdock — Yea
Richard McGrew — Yea
Richard Womack — Nay
Rick Beck — Nay
Rick McClure — Yea
Robin Lundstrum — Nay
Roger D. Lynch — Yea
Ron McNair — Yea
S. Berry — Yea
S. Smith — Yea
Sonia Eubanks Barker — Yea
Stephen Magie — Yea
Stephen Meeks — Not Voting
Steve Hollowell — Yea
Tippi McCullough — Yea
Tony Furman — Not Voting
V. Flowers — Yea

Official roll call →

Read the third time and passed.

Passed 33 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33101
Total 33101
% of votes cast 94%3%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Rapert — Yea
Teague — Yea
Beckham — Yea
Bledsoe — Yea
Elliott — Yea
Alan Clark — Yea
B. Ballinger — Yea
B. Sample — Yea
Bart Hester — Yea
Ben Gilmore — Yea
Blake Johnson — Yea
Breanne Davis — Yea
C. Tucker — Yea
Dan Sullivan — Yea
Dave Wallace — Yea
G. Stubblefield — Yea
Greg Leding — Yea
J. Hendren — Yea
J. Sturch — Yea
Jane English — Yea
Jimmy Hickey, Jr — Yea
Jonathan Dismang — Yea
K. Ingram — Yea
Kim Hammer — Yea
L. Chesterfield — Yea
L. Eads — Yea
M. Pitsch — Yea
Mark Johnson — Yea
Missy Irvin — Yea
Ricky Hill — Yea
Ronald Caldwell — Yea
S. Flowers — Yea
Scott Flippo — Yea
T. Garner — Nay
Terry Rice — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

education technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 531?
SB 531 is sponsored by Elliott, Les Warren, Fred Allen, Brooks, Christiansen, Cloud, Nicole Clowney, Andrew Collins, Bruce Cozart, Dalby, Jim Dotson, Denise Jones Ennett, Eubanks, Evans, Fielding, Denise Garner, Jimmy Gazaway, Godfrey, Haak, Hawks, Mike Holcomb, Hudson, Jett, Robin Lundstrum, John Maddox, Stephen Magie, McClure, Austin McCollum, Tippi McCullough, Richard McGrew, Jon Milligan, Reginald Murdock, Nicks, Richardson, Jamie Scott, Matthew J. Shepherd, Joy Springer, Dwight Tosh, Kendon Underwood, DeAnn Vaught, David Whitaker, Wing, Beckham, Fredrick J. Love, Stephanie Flowers, Bledsoe, Ronald Caldwell, Breanne Davis, Jonathan Dismang, Jane English, Scott Flippo, Bart Hester, Missy Irvin, Blake Johnson, Mark Johnson, Greg Leding, Rapert, Dan Sullivan, Teague, Clarke Tucker, Ricky Hill, Jimmy Hickey, Jr, Clint Penzo, B. Sample, J. Sturch, M. Pitsch, K. Ingram, J. Hendren, L. Eads, L. Chesterfield, B. Ballinger, B. Smith, L. Johnson, M. Hodges, L. Fite, K. Ferguson, and D. Ferguson.
What is the current status of SB 531?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 11, 2021. Enacted.
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