Denise Jones Ennett
Democrat • 80th District 94th General Assembly- Party
- Democrat
- Past Service
- First Term in House 2019, 2021
- Seniority
- 59
- Religion
- Catholic
- Occupation
- Community Advocate
Rep. Denise Jones Ennett is serving her third term in the Arkansas House of Representatives. She represents District 80 which includes a portion of Little Rock and Pulaski County.
For the 94th General Assembly, Rep. Ennett serves on the House Public Transportation Committee, the House Insurance and Commerce Committee, and the House Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee.
Rep. Ennett earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Master of Arts in Higher Education/College Affairs from UA-Little Rock.
Rep. Ennett serves on the Board of Directors for Terry House Inc, and the Tiger Foundation. She also serves on the Hunger-Free Campus College Coalition.
She previously served on the board for the Arkansas Disability Coalition, the Advisory Council for the Education of Children with Disabilities, the Autism Task Force Advisory Board, Volunteers in Public Schools and Friends of KLRE/KUAR.
In addition, she has also served on the City of Little Rock Arts and Culture Commission and the Little Rock Citizen’s Evaluation of New Tax Committee. She is a previous member of AmeriCorps VISTA, the American Association of University Women and League of Women Voters-Pulaski County.
Rep. Ennett has worked as a Parent Mentor for The Center for Exceptional Families, a PTA officer at Carver Magnet Elementary and as a Arkansas PTA Health and Safety Officer.
She is married to a retired Air Force Veteran. She is also a mother of a child with special needs. She has three children including a set of twins. Rep. Ennett and her family reside in downtown Little Rock.
Elected Terms
2023 (Jan 1st, 2023 — Jan 1st, 2025) 2021 (Jan 11th, 2021 — Jan 1st, 2023) 2019 (Jan 1st, 2019 — Jan 10th, 2021)Newsroom
This week, the House tackled several key issues including state employee pay, digital asset mining r...
On Thursday, the House passed SB80. This bill amends the Revenue Stabilization Act (RSA) by outlinin...
On Wednesday, the House passed HB1097. This bill amends the Revenue Stabilization Act (RSA) by outli...
On Tuesday, the House City, County, and Local Affairs Committee advanced two bills addressing regula...
During the third week of the 2024 Fiscal Session, members received the proposed Revenue Stabilizatio...
Members are now reviewing the proposed Revenue Stabilization Act for the 2025 Fiscal Year.The Revenu...
The Joint Budget Committee advanced SB77 on Wednesday. This bill outlines a temporary pay plan for s...
On Tuesday, the Joint Budget Personnel Subcommittee adopted an amendment for SB77 and advanced the a...
The General Assembly is now entering the third week of the 2024 Fiscal Session.This week, the House...
The House passed more than 80 appropriation bills on Thursday.The bills included appropriations for...
On Wednesday, the House passed HR1013. This resolution will allow for the introduction of legislatio...
On Tuesday, the House Rules Committee advanced nine resolutions to introduce non-appropriation bills...
The General Assembly began the second week of the 2024 Fiscal Session on Monday.The House Management...
The 2024 Fiscal Session is now underway.The House and Senate convened for a Joint Session on Wednesd...
On the second day of the 2024 Fiscal Session, the House passed HB1003, the General Appropriation Act...
The 2024 Fiscal Session is now underway.The House and Senate convened for a Joint Session on Wednesd...
More than twenty bills passed in the 2023 Regular Session address Arkansas elections.From how an ini...
In the final week of the 2023 Regular Session, the House passed a criminal justice reform bill, a ta...
On Tuesday, the House adopted HJR1006. This resolution is a proposed constitutional amendment that w...
On Monday, the House passed HB1345.This bill increases the income tax deduction for a teacher’s clas...
House members completed the 12th week of the 2023 Regular Session on Thursday. Next week, the House...
More than 360 bills have been signed into law and many more are making their way to the Governor’s d...
On Tuesday, the House passed SB248. This bill creates the Arkansas Challenge Plus Scholarship Progra...
On Monday, the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committeebegan hearing testimony for pr...
When House members return from the spring break recess, they will begin the process of reviewing pro...
House members will now be taking an extended recess. When the House reconvenes on March 27, members...
On Thursday, the House passed HB1496. This bill amends the law concerning abuse of an athletic conte...
On Wednesday, the House passed HB1207. This bill creates the Fast-Track Permits Act. It states that...
On Tuesday, the House passed SB66. This bill states that a commercial entity shall use a reasonable...
On Monday, the House passed several bills regarding elections including the following:HB1457-This bi...
In the 9th week of the 2023 Regular Session, the House passed several bills addressing education, el...
On Thursday, the House passed HB1462. This bill clarifies the definition of “unaccompanied homeless...
On Wednesday, the House passed HB1035. This bill requires a healthcare insurer that offers, issues,...
On Tuesday, the House Education Committee advanced several bills including HB1511. This bill states...
House members began the 9th week of the 2023 Regular Session on Monday.The House passed several bill...
In the 8th week of the 2023 Regular Session, the House passed SB294. This bill creates the LEARNS Ac...
With a vote of 78-21 and one member voting present, the House passed SB294.This bill creates the LEA...
On Wednesday, the House passed HB1486. This bill amends the law concerning distracted driving. It st...
On Tuesday, the House Education Committee began hearing testimony regarding SB294. This bill creates...
House members began the 8th week of the 2023 Regular Session on Monday.The House passed HB1458. This...
In the 7th week of the 2023 Regular Session, House members voted on a number of bills impacting empl...
On Thursday, the House passed HB1349. This bill states that an esports tournament organizer is autho...
On Wednesday, the House passed HB1419. This bill amends the procedure for the filing of a ballot ini...
On Tuesday, the House passed HB1244. This bill would require the Department of Finance and Administr...
The 2023 Regular Session is now in its 7th week.On Monday, the House passed HB1153. This bill is tit...
More than 70 bills have been signed into law since the 2023 Regular Session began and several more a...
On Thursday, the House passed HB1181. This bill establishes the Counseling Compact in Arkansas. It a...
The House Aging, Children and Youth, and Legislative and Military Affairs Committee advanced HB1153....
On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee advanced HB1355. This bill would allow any Arkansan who is...
House members began the 6th week of the 2023 Regular Session on Monday.The House passed HB1325. This...
On the 5th week of the Regular Session, the House passed legislation addressing substance abuse, tee...
On Thursday, the House passed HB1340. This bill seeks to have veteran disability benefits excluded a...
On Wednesday, the House passed HCR1007. The resolution provides for an extension of the current sess...
On Tuesday, The House Education Committee advanced HB1185. This bill states that a student who atten...
The House began the 5th week of the 2023 Regular Session on Monday.The House passed HB1144. This bil...
On Thursday, the House Public Transportation Committee advanced HB1324. This bill would allow law en...
House members passed several bills on Wednesday including three bills advanced by the House Educatio...
On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee advanced HB1004. This bill amends the Sex Offender Registr...
The House entered the 4th week of the 2023 Regular Session on Monday.The House passed HB1208 and HB1...
On the third week of the 2023 Regular Session, the House passed proposed legislation impacting every...
The House Revenue and Taxation Committeeadvanced HB1026 on Thursday. This bill would prohibit local...
On Wednesday, the House passed HB1125 which prohibits level 3 and level 4 sex offenders from owning...
On Tuesday, the House passed HB1150, HB1123, and HB1098.HB1150 would extend the time period aut...
The third week of the 2023 Regular Session began Monday afternoon.The House passed HB1122which amend...
House members will enter the third week of the 2023 Regular Session on Monday.In the second week, se...
On Thursday, theHouse passed HB1023. This bill states that all US flags and Arkansas flags of purcha...
House committees advanced several bills on Wednesday.The House State Agencies and Governmental Affai...
Members began the second week of the 2023 Regular Session on Tuesday.The House Public Transportation...
The 2023 Regular Session is now underway.The session began on Monday, January 9 when members of the...
House members have completed their business for the first week of the 2023 Regular Session.On Thursd...
Several House committees convened for organizational meetings on Wednesday morning.The full House pa...
On the second day of the 2023 Regular Session, the House and Senate convened for a Joint Session.Dur...
Members of the 94th General Assembly took the oath of office Monday morning.After swearing-in, the H...
The 94th General Assembly will convene at noon on Monday, January 9.The House will have 26 new membe...
The House is now in an extended recess. We will return in the fall to address redistricting.House me...
With a vote of 94-2, the House passed HB1949, an Act to Amend the Revenue Stabilization Law.This bil...
This week, the Joint Budget Committee advanced two bills outlining the proposed budget for the next...
With a vote of 82-9, the House voted in favor of SJR10. This is a proposed constitutional amendment...
House members are now reviewing the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2022. The Revenue Stabilization...
With a vote of 78-15 and 3 members voting present, the House passed SB55. This bill is the appropria...
The House passed two bills today which would create new tax credits.HB1719 creates the Reboot Pilot...
This week, the House passed several bills which will increase various tax credits and exemptions.Tho...
On Thursday, the House advanced a proposed constitutional amendment. HJR1005 would require statewide...
On Wednesday, the House passed bills outlining several tax credits and exemptions.HB1157 would doubl...
The Governor has now signed 680 bills into law since the beginning of the 2021 Regular Session.On Tu...
With a vote of 65-26 and 5 members voting present, the House passed SB622 on Monday.This bill states...
By the end of the 13th week of the 2021 Regular Session, more than 600 bills were signed into law.Th...
On Thursday, the House HB1865 which requires all law enforcement officers in the state to complete a...
More than 600 bills have been signed into law so far this session.On Wednesday, the House passed the...
With a vote of 72-25, the House voted to override the Governor’s veto of HB1570 on Tuesday. HB1570 p...
House members passed the following bills Monday afternoon:HB1740-This bill states that grooming a mi...
Close to 500 bills have been signed into law so far during the 2021 Regular Session.There are still...
Close to 500 bills have been signed into law so far this session.As we work to address the remainder...
By a vote of 64-34 and 1 member voting present, the House passed SB410 on Tuesday.This bill establis...
The public health emergency will continue in Arkansas for another 60 days. The Governor made the req...
The 11th week of the session was an abbreviated one as the General Assembly took a recess for Spring...
The General Assembly will be in recess for the remainder of this week. Before adjourning for the wee...
The House approved a resolution that will provide for an extended recess of the 2021 Regular Session...
In the 10th week of the 2021 Regular Session, the House passed several bills focusing on improved ed...
On Thursday, the House passed a bill requiring students entering the ninth grade class of 2022-2023...
On Wednesday, the House voted to raise teacher salaries and increase public school funding.HB1614 se...
More than 370 bills have been signed into law so far during the 2021 Regular Session.The House passe...
House members began the 10th week of the 2021 Regular Session on Monday.The House passed more than 3...
More than 320 bills have been signed into law during the 2021 Regular Session. There are several hun...
The House wrapped up the 9th week of the 2021 Regular Session.Members passed the following bills Thu...
Thursday will mark the 60th day of the 2021 Regular Session.The House passed 18 bills on Wednesday,...
More than 300 bills have been signed into law so far during the 2021 Regular Session.The House passe...
The House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee began hearing proposed constitutional am...
As we wind down the 8th week of the 2021 Regular Session, more than 270 bills have been signed into...
The House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee will begin reviewing proposed constituti...
On Wednesday, there were close to 30 additional bills filed and more than 20 bills advancing from co...
More than 1,000 bills have been filed since the session began and more than 200 have been signed int...
The House entered the 8th week of the Regular Session on Monday.Members passed the following bills o...
In the 7th week of the 2021 Regular Session, the House passed bills addressing taxes, medical care,...
The House has now wrapped up the 7th week of the 2021 Regular Session.The House passed the following...
Today is the 45th day of the 2021 Regular Session. More than 560 bills have been filed in the House,...
Since the filing period began, there have been more than 540 bills filed in the House. In the Senate...
After an extended recess due to the winter weather, House members are back at the Capitol.On Monday,...
This week was yet another example of how Arkansans overcome in difficult times. From the workers cle...
There are 25 proposed constitutional amendments filed in the House and 18 in the Senate. The deadlin...
Today is the deadline for members to file proposed Constitutional Amendments. More than 20 proposed...
Tomorrow is the last day members can file proposed Constitutional Amendments. The General Assembly c...
More than 70 bills have now been signed into law as we begin the 5th week of the 2021 Regular Sessio...
The House has adjourned from the 4th week of the Regular Session.The following bills were passed by...
On Wednesday, the House passed several pieces of legislation, including the following:·  ...
On Tuesday, the House passed HB1022. This bill states drivers must have their vehicle’s headlights o...
The House began the 4th week of the 2021 Regular Session on Monday.This morning, the House State Age...
Several bills are now making their way to the Governor’s desk including one that intends to expand b...
With a vote of 94-0, the House passed legislation to expand broadband access in Arkansas.SB74 allows...
The House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced HB1211 which states the Governo...
On Tuesday, the House Education Committee advanced HB1151 which suspends the public school rating sy...
The third week of the 2021 Regular Session is now underway.This morning, the House State Agencies an...
In the second week of the 2021 Regular Session, the House voted on bills addressing everything from...
The House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced HB1056. This bill amends the Ar...
The House began its second week of the Regular Session on Tuesday.The House Public Transportation Co...
House members are now ready to begin the second week of the 2021 Regular Session.Nearly 200 bills ha...
The House has now completed its work for the first week of the 2021 Regular Session.This afternoon,...
The House Rules committee advanced resolutions outlining new rules and changes to procedure due to C...
On this second day of the Regular Session, Governor Asa Hutchinson addressed the General Assembly an...
House members elected to serve in the 93rd General Assembly took the oath of office in the House Cha...
NEWS RELEASEREP. ENNETT REMINDING RESIDENTS OF COVID-19 TESTING ON JUNE 6 IN WRIGHTSVILLERep. Denise...
· The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is working closely with the Arkansas D...
If you are a business owner struggling to meet payroll or if you have recently become unemployed due...
Contact Representative Ennett
Denise Jones Ennett
denise.ennett@arkansashouse.org
621 East 16th Street
Little Rock, AR 72202-5539
501-690-4211
