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Week 12 of 2021 Regular Session
Week 12 of 2021 Regular Session

Close to 500 bills have been signed into law so far during the 2021 Regular Session.There are still several hundred bills making their way through the...

Daily Summary for March 31, 2021
Daily Summary for March 31, 2021

Close to 500 bills have been signed into law so far this session.As we work to address the remainder of the bills this session, you may notice some ch...

Daily Summary for March 30, 2021
Daily Summary for March 30, 2021

By a vote of 64-34 and 1 member voting present, the House passed SB410 on Tuesday.This bill establishes the framework for a new Medicaid expansion pro...

Daily Summary for March 29, 2021
Daily Summary for March 29, 2021

The public health emergency will continue in Arkansas for another 60 days. The Governor made the request for the extension to the Arkansas Legislative...

Week 11 of 2021 Regular Session
Week 11 of 2021 Regular Session

The 11th week of the session was an abbreviated one as the General Assembly took a recess for Spring Break. Before members left the Capitol, the House...

Daily Summary for March 23, 2021
Daily Summary for March 23, 2021

The General Assembly will be in recess for the remainder of this week. Before adjourning for the week, the House passed several bills, including the f...

Daily Summary for March 22, 2021
Daily Summary for March 22, 2021

The House approved a resolution that will provide for an extended recess of the 2021 Regular Session. It would allow the General Assembly to recess on...

Week 10 of the 2021 Regular Session
Week 10 of the 2021 Regular Session

In the 10th week of the 2021 Regular Session, the House passed several bills focusing on improved education.Once enacted, these bills would increase f...

Daily Summary for March 18, 2021
Daily Summary for March 18, 2021

On Thursday, the House passed a bill requiring students entering the ninth grade class of 2022-2023 to earn one credit in a computer science course be...

Daily Summary for March 17, 2021
Daily Summary for March 17, 2021

On Wednesday, the House voted to raise teacher salaries and increase public school funding.HB1614 seeks to raise the average salary of public school t...

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