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Votes at a glance: key measures and recorded outcomes from today’s Arkansas House session
Summary
A roundup of bills and formal actions voted on by the Arkansas House during the session, with recorded vote tallies and short descriptions of each measure.
The Arkansas House considered a broad slate of resolutions and bills during the session, adopting many measures and rejecting a small number. Below are recorded outcomes for bills and amendments that received floor votes and recorded tallies.
Votes and outcomes (selection from House floor session record):
- Concurrence with Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 16‑69: concurred, vote 73 yes, 17 no, 0 present. - Concurrence with Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 13‑03: concurred, vote 83 yes, 1 no, 4 present. - Concurrence with Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 17‑24: concurred, vote 81 yes, 3 no, 1 present. - House Bill 17‑90 (short‑term rentals): failed, vote 33 yes, 49 no, 6 present (see separate story). - House Bill 19‑44 (special license plate for Arkansas EMS Foundation): passed, vote 82 yes, 6 no, 0 present. - House Bill 18‑07 (aircraft sales tax exemption clarification): passed, vote 89 yes, 1 no, 1 present. - House Bill 18‑69 (maternal outcomes management system, framework only): passed, vote 78 yes, 7 no, 6 present. - House Bill 14‑33 (orders of protection/warrants): passed, vote 95 yes, 0 no, 0 present. - House Bill 15‑29 (deep fake/AI visual material criminalization): passed, vote 88 yes, 0 no, 2 present. - House Bill 18‑77 (criminal offenses for computer‑generated child sexual material): passed, vote 93 yes, 0 no, 0 present. - House Bill 19‑31 (recidivism reduction system at Department of Corrections): passed with emergency clause, vote 89 yes, 0 no, 2 present. - House Bill 16‑72 (public schools of innovation/charters): passed, vote 75 yes, 11 no, 7 present. - House Bill 18‑76 (AI model training and output ownership protections): passed, vote 94 yes, 0 no, 2 present. - House Bill 18‑66 (Eli’s Law—locker room audio): passed, vote 60 yes, 12 no, 16 present (see separate story). - House Bill 19‑64 (move Child Welfare Ombudsman divisions): passed with emergency clause, vote 89 yes, 0 no, 0 present. - House Bill 1,003 (House staff appropriation categories): passed with emergency clause, vote 92 yes, 0 no, 0 present. - House Bill 17‑32 (teacher classroom deduction increase): passed, vote 93 yes, 0 no, 2 present. - House Bill 14‑85 (sales/use tax exemption for veterans facility support organizations): passed, vote 93 yes, 0 no, 0 present. - House Bill 10‑63 (ABLE accounts onset age update): passed, vote 92 yes, 0 no, 0 present. - House Bill 19‑22 (relocating corporate headquarters tax credit): passed, vote 67 yes, 18 no, 5 present. - House Bill 19‑18 (precious metals depository/precious metals backed system): passed, vote 89 yes, 1 no, 0 present. - House Bill 19‑41 (ED boards and electronic ethics complaints): passed, vote 89 yes, 0 no, 1 present. - House Bill 19‑39 (teacher incentive/merit pay adjustments): passed, vote 86 yes, 0 no, 4 present. - House Bill 19‑38 (district strategic plans streamlining): passed, vote 93 yes, 0 no, 0 present. - House Bill 19‑46 (human growth & development instruction): passed, vote 76 yes, 14 no, 0 present. - House Bill 19‑83 (sale of state property to Boy Scouts entity): passed, vote 84 yes, 3 no, 1 present. - House Bill 19‑76 (vertiports/advanced air mobility open access): passed, vote 94 yes, 0 no, 0 present. - House Bill 16‑27 (property tax relief notice requirement for county tax collectors): passed, vote 58 yes, 17 no, 6 present.
Other House action: numerous committee reports read; multiple resolutions honoring institutions and individuals were adopted by voice or unanimous vote during the session.
Several bills passed with emergency clauses or were placed for concurrence with Senate amendments. The House adjourned under a motion to meet the following day at 1:30 p.m.
