Arkansas 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 739 — TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE EXEMPTIONS FROM FEDERAL MANDATES AND EMPLOYER MANDATES RELATED TO CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19); AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Last action — Notification that SB739 is now Act 1115

  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 September 29, 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.

  • 10 sponsors

    2 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 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 739 Current pdf

Amendments

3 amendments

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Action History

  1. Notification that SB739 is now Act 1115

  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. Motion to take SB739 off the table passed

  9. Motion to postpone vote temporarily passed

  10. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  11. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  12. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  13. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House as passed with the Emergency Clause having failed of adoption.

  14. Motion to Expunge the vote by which the Emergency Clause failed to pass failed.

  15. Motion to Expunge the Failed Emergency Clause. Voice vote taken and the motion failed. Roll call requested. Five hands were seen.

  16. Second Roll call on the Emergency Clause. The Emergency Clause Failed of Adoption.

  17. Motion to Expunge the Vote by which the Emergency Clause failed to pass. Motion carried.

  18. Emergency Clause Failed of Adoption

  19. Read the third time and passed.

  20. Rules suspended.

  21. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  22. Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  23. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  24. Amendments 1 and 2 withdrawn

  25. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 3

  26. Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

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

  28. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

  29. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on · 28 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (128)

128 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 61 Yea · 25 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6125014
Total 6125014
% of votes cast 61%25%0%14%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Hillman — Nay
Fortner — Yea
Haak — Yea
Hawks — Yea
Lowery — Yea
Miller — Yea
Slape — Yea
Watson — Yea
Cloud — Nay
Fielding — Nay
Godfrey — Nay
Bragg — Yea
Carr — Yea
Christiansen — Yea
Coleman — Yea
Richardson — Nay
Tollett — Nay
Jett — Not Voting
Nicks — Not Voting
Deffenbaugh — Not Voting
Speaks — Not Voting
Aaron Pilkington — Yea
Andrew Collins — Not Voting
Ashley Hudson — Nay
Austin McCollum — Yea
B. Smith — Yea
Brian S. Evans — Yea
Brit McKenzie — Nay
Bruce Cozart — Yea
C. Fite — Nay
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Carlton Wing — Yea
Carol Dalby — Not Voting
Cindy Crawford — Yea
Clint Penzo — Yea
D. Ferguson — Nay
David Ray — Yea
David Whitaker — Nay
DeAnn Vaught — Yea
Denise Garner — Nay
Denise Jones Ennett — Nay
Dwight Tosh — Yea
Frances Cavenaugh — Yea
Fred Allen — Nay
Fredrick J. Love — Nay
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Howard M. Beaty, Jr. — Yea
Jack Ladyman — Yea
Jamie Scott — Nay
Jeff Wardlaw — Not Voting
Jim Dotson — Yea
Jim Wooten — Nay
Jimmy Gazaway — Yea
John Maddox — Yea
John Payton — Yea
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon Milligan — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Joshua Bryant — Yea
Joy Springer — Nay
Julie Mayberry — Not Voting
Justin Boyd — Yea
Justin Gonzales — Yea
K. Ferguson — Nay
Karilyn Brown — Yea
Keith Brooks — Yea
Kendon Underwood — Yea
L. Fite — Not Voting
L. Johnson — Yea
Lane Jean — Not Voting
Les D. Eaves — Yea
Les Warren — Not Voting
M. Berry — Yea
M. Davis — Yea
M. Gray — Yea
M. Hodges — Nay
Marcus E. Richmond — Not Voting
Mark D. McElroy — Yea
Mark Perry — Not Voting
Mary Bentley — Yea
Matthew J. Shepherd — Not Voting
Mike Holcomb — Yea
Nicole Clowney — Nay
Reginald Murdock — Nay
Richard McGrew — Yea
Richard Womack — Yea
Rick Beck — Yea
Rick McClure — Yea
Robin Lundstrum — Yea
Roger D. Lynch — Yea
Ron McNair — Yea
S. Berry — Yea
S. Smith — Yea
Sonia Eubanks Barker — Yea
Stephen Magie — Nay
Stephen Meeks — Yea
Steve Hollowell — Yea
Tippi McCullough — Nay
Tony Furman — Yea
V. Flowers — Nay

Official roll call →

Read the third time and passed.

Passed 21 Yea · 12 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211202
Total 211202
% of votes cast 60%34%0%6%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Beckham — Yea
Rapert — Yea
Bledsoe — Nay
Elliott — Nay
Teague — Nay
Alan Clark — Yea
B. Ballinger — Yea
B. Sample — Nay
Bart Hester — Yea
Ben Gilmore — Yea
Blake Johnson — Yea
Breanne Davis — Yea
C. Tucker — Nay
Dan Sullivan — Yea
Dave Wallace — Yea
G. Stubblefield — Yea
Greg Leding — Nay
J. Hendren — Nay
J. Sturch — Yea
Jane English — Not Voting
Jimmy Hickey, Jr — Nay
Jonathan Dismang — Nay
K. Ingram — Nay
Kim Hammer — Yea
L. Chesterfield — Nay
L. Eads — Nay
M. Pitsch — Yea
Mark Johnson — Yea
Missy Irvin — Yea
Ricky Hill — Yea
Ronald Caldwell — Yea
S. Flowers — Not Voting
Scott Flippo — Yea
T. Garner — Yea
Terry Rice — Yea

Official roll call →

Second Roll call on the Emergency Clause. The Emergency Clause Failed of Adoption.

Passed 23 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231101
Total 231101
% of votes cast 66%31%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Beckham — Yea
Rapert — Yea
Teague — Yea
Bledsoe — Nay
Elliott — Nay
Alan Clark — Yea
B. Ballinger — Yea
B. Sample — Nay
Bart Hester — Yea
Ben Gilmore — Yea
Blake Johnson — Yea
Breanne Davis — Yea
C. Tucker — Nay
Dan Sullivan — Yea
Dave Wallace — Yea
G. Stubblefield — Yea
Greg Leding — Nay
J. Hendren — Nay
J. Sturch — Yea
Jane English — Yea
Jimmy Hickey, Jr — Nay
Jonathan Dismang — Nay
K. Ingram — Nay
Kim Hammer — Yea
L. Chesterfield — Nay
L. Eads — Nay
M. Pitsch — Yea
Mark Johnson — Yea
Missy Irvin — Yea
Ricky Hill — Yea
Ronald Caldwell — Yea
S. Flowers — Not Voting
Scott Flippo — Yea
T. Garner — Yea
Terry Rice — Yea

Official roll call →

Motion to Expunge the Failed Emergency Clause. Voice vote taken and the motion failed. Roll call requested. Five hands were seen.

Passed 23 Yea · 10 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231002
Total 231002
% of votes cast 66%29%0%6%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Beckham — Yea
Rapert — Yea
Bledsoe — Nay
Elliott — Nay
Teague — Not Voting
Alan Clark — Yea
B. Ballinger — Yea
B. Sample — Nay
Bart Hester — Yea
Ben Gilmore — Yea
Blake Johnson — Yea
Breanne Davis — Yea
C. Tucker — Nay
Dan Sullivan — Yea
Dave Wallace — Yea
G. Stubblefield — Yea
Greg Leding — Nay
J. Hendren — Nay
J. Sturch — Yea
Jane English — Yea
Jimmy Hickey, Jr — Nay
Jonathan Dismang — Nay
K. Ingram — Nay
Kim Hammer — Yea
L. Chesterfield — Nay
L. Eads — Yea
M. Pitsch — Yea
Mark Johnson — Yea
Missy Irvin — Yea
Ricky Hill — Yea
Ronald Caldwell — Yea
S. Flowers — Not Voting
Scott Flippo — Yea
T. Garner — Yea
Terry Rice — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 739?
SB 739 is sponsored by Haak, DeAnn Vaught, Cindy Crawford, Mary Bentley, Terry Rice, Scott Flippo, Kim Hammer, Joshua Bryant, B. Ballinger, and M. Gray.
What is the current status of SB 739?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 29, 2021. Enacted.
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