Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 3 — TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION OR PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT BY THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES.

Last action — Notification that SB3 is now Act 116

  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 November 20, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on February 18, 2025.

Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill SB 3, a reference to an earlier law (Act 116 of the Regular Session) was removed. This change likely aims to clarify the new bill's framework or avoid any confusion that might arise from referencing an old law. Understanding these kinds of adjustments helps ensure that citizens know what regulations are currently in place.

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Act 116 of the Regular Session State ofArkansas As Engrossed:
State ofArkansas As Engrossed:
Sullivan APPROVED:
Sullivan 14 02-03-2025 09:30:55 JLL011
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Amendments

3 amendments

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Action History

  1. Notification that SB3 is now Act 116

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

  5. Read the third time and passed.

  6. Rules suspended.

  7. House Amendment No. 2 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.

  8. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  9. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 2

  10. Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

  11. AS AMENDED, Amendment # 2

  12. Returned from the House as passed.

  13. Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 2

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

  15. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  16. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  17. Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

  18. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

  19. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

  20. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  21. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  22. Read the third time and passed.

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

  24. Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

  25. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  26. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  27. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1

  28. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

  29. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (136)

136 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.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 3?
SB 3 is sponsored by Mary Bentley and Dan Sullivan.
What is the current status of SB 3?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 20, 2024. Enacted.
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