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On Monday, the House passed HB1523. This bill states a correctional or detention facility shall not place an inmate who is in labor in restraints unle...
Arkansas ranks forty-fourth in the nation when it comes to maternal mortality rates. Maternal mortality is defined as the death of a woman who i...
The House Education Committee advanced HB1409. This bill provides 40 minutes of recess for elementary school students. Currently, most students...
The House Rules committee advanced HB1565. This bill seeks to provide funding for a national cancer institute-designated center at UAMS. T...
The House Education Committee advanced HB1569. This bill allows school districts to develop policies for distribution of excess food. As long as healt...
On Monday, the House passed two pieces of legislation addressing highway funding.In a vote of 71-26, the House passed SB336. This bill outlines $95 mi...
In Arkansas, there are two ways to put a constitutional amendment on an election ballot.First, an individual or group can draft a ballot measure and t...
In a vote of 85-6, the House passed HB1437. This bill makes it a Class A misdemeanor if a mandated reporter fails to notify law enforcement of a serio...
The House State Agencies committee advanced HJR1018. This is a proposed constitutional amendment which would permanently extend a ½ cent sales tax for...
Little Rock, Arkansas (February 27, 2019) –Arkansas House Speaker Matthew Shepherd has named Tommy May of Pine Bluff to serve on the Arkansas Independ...