Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 489 — TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE PLACEMENT OF A MONUMENT ON THE STATE CAPITOL GROUNDS IN RECOGNITION OF THE DESEGREGATION OF THE CHARLESTON AND FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN 1954.

Last action — Notification that SB489 is now Act 950

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on April 22, 2025.

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Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    2 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

This bill authorizes a monument recognizing the desegregation of two school districts in Arkansas.

The bill mandates the erection of a monument on the Arkansas State Capitol grounds to honor the desegregation of the Charleston and Fayetteville School Districts in 1954. It establishes a dedicated fund for the monument's construction and maintenance.

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What changed in the latest version

1 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes in Bill SB 489 remove a specific reference to "Act 950 of the Regular Session" and add a new line that provides updated approval information. This matters because it clarifies which laws are being referenced and ensures that the bill is aligned with the latest legislative updates, making it easier for people to understand and follow the current laws.

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Act 950 of the Regular Session State ofArkansas 95th GeneralAssembly ABill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 489 5 By:
State ofArkansas 95th GeneralAssembly ABill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 489 5 By:
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4 03/17/2025 4:27:47 PM MBM189
4/21/25 4 03/17/2025 4:27:47 PM MBM189
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The bill establishes a fund and provisions for a monument recognizing the desegregation of the Charleston and Fayetteville School Districts in 1954.

  • Arkansas Code § 19-5-1125(e)(2)

    (G) Charleston and Fayetteville Desegregation Memorial Monument Fund.

    This addition creates a dedicated fund for the monument recognizing the desegregation of the specified school districts.

  • Arkansas Code Title 19, Chapter 5, Subchapter 11

    19-5-1161. Charleston and Fayetteville Desegregation Memorial Monument Fund.

    This establishes a new trust fund specifically for the Charleston and Fayetteville Desegregation Memorial Monument.

  • Arkansas Code Title 22, Chapter 3, Subchapter 2

    22-3-225. Charleston and Fayetteville Desegregation Memorial Monument Act.

    This creates a new act outlining the authority and responsibilities for placing the monument on the State Capitol grounds.

Action History

  1. Notification that SB489 is now Act 950

  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 STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L 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 STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

  15. Filed

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2 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 133 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (133)

133 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 489?
SB 489 is sponsored by David Whitaker, Denise Garner, Nicole Clowney, Greg Leding, and Gary Stubblefield.
What is the current status of SB 489?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2025. Enacted.
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