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Votes at a glance: key outcomes from the Arkansas House on April 4, 2025
Summary
A roundup of selected recorded final votes and formal outcomes from the Arkansas House session on April 4, 2025, including referral of a citizens-only voting amendment, budget and appropriation bills, and a set of policy measures passed or failed on the floor.
This summary lists key recorded floor outcomes from the Arkansas House session on April 4, 2025. It is not a comprehensive roll call for every action that day but highlights items recorded on the House floor with vote tallies or formal outcomes.
- House Joint Resolution 1018 (citizens-only voting amendment) - Action: Refer proposed constitutional amendment to voters (Article 3, Section 1 clarification) - House vote: 82 yes, 6 no, 3 present — outcome: referred to November ballot - Evidence (floor reading and vote): sponsor explained amendment to clarify voter eligibility; clerk recorded vote. (Transcript excerpted.)
- House Bill 10-89 and House Bill 11-91 (batch: Department of Commerce/Arkansas Waterways; Department of Public Safety) - Action: Passage with emergency clause (batch vote) - House vote: 95 yes, 0 no, 1 present — outcome: passed in emergency clause - Evidence: Clerk read bills for third time and recorded the batch vote.
- Senate Bill 64 (Department of Education / AETN appropriation) - Action: Passage in emergency clause - House vote: 76 yes, 17 no, 1 present — outcome: passed in emergency clause - Evidence: Recorded floor tally after third-reading question.
- Senate Bill 128 (UAMS operating budget) - Action: Passage in emergency clause - House vote: 96 yes, 0 no, 1 present — outcome: passed in emergency clause - Evidence: Floor vote recorded after third reading and explanation.
- Senate Bill 130 (Arkansas State University appropriation) - Action: Passage in emergency clause - House vote: 91 yes, 4 no, 0 present — outcome: passed in emergency clause - Evidence: Recorded third-reading vote from the floor.
- Senate Bill 332 (secondary-education program appropriation only) - Action: Passage in emergency clause (bill passed as appropriation-only) - House vote: 83 yes, 4 no, 2 present — outcome: passed in emergency clause - Evidence: Floor-tallied vote following presentation.
- House Bill 14-91 (excise tax credit for beer/sake using Arkansas rice) - Action: Passage - House vote: 55 yes, 27 no, 7 present — outcome: passed - Evidence: Third-reading and recorded vote on floor.
- House Bill 18-79 (require cities and counties to post video recordings of public meetings) - Action: Passage - House vote: 57 yes, 23 no, 7 present — outcome: passed - Evidence: Recorded floor vote after sponsor explained the bill.
- House Bill 18-52 (Right-to-repair for agricultural equipment) - Action: Passage - House vote: 67 yes, 17 no, 5 present — outcome: passed - Evidence: Floor debate and recorded roll.
- House Bill 19-21 (foster-parent training cap; streamline certifying relatives) - Action: Passage - House vote: 97 yes, 0 no, 0 present — outcome: passed - Evidence: Clerk recorded unanimous vote after sponsor explanation.
- House Bill 16-85 (Grocery Tax Relief Act — exempt state sales tax on groceries) - Action: Passage - House vote: 96 yes, 2 no, 0 present — outcome: passed - Evidence: Floor recorded vote after explanation; municipal and county input noted during committee.
- House Bill 16-36 (Phase out soda excise tax) - Action: Failed on the floor - House vote: 49 yes, 38 no, 2 present — outcome: failed - Evidence: Long floor debate and recorded tally; sponsor emphasized revenue triggers and DFNA certification; opponents cited Medicaid funding concerns.
- Evening session: Several senate-origin bills passed (selected examples) - Senate Bill 4-60 (amend Compliance Advisory Panel — CAP): passed, recorded vote 89 yes, 0 no, 4 present - Senate Bill 4-07 (repeal Catfish Processor Fair Practices Act of 1987): passed, recorded vote 95 yes, 0 no, 0 present - Senate Bill 3-61 (Industrial Development Authorities expansion): passed, recorded vote 75 yes, 3 no, 15 present - Senate Bill 4-63 (PSC approvals for settlement agreements affecting generation/transmission): passed unanimously, recorded vote 94 yes, 0 no, 2 present
Notes on recordkeeping and coverage: The House recorded many third-readings, batch votes and formal tallies through the day; the above items were selected because the transcript contains explicit floor vote tallies for those measures. If you require a complete roll call for a specific bill, the clerk’s official vote sheet and the published House journal are the authoritative sources.
Ending: Members flagged additional bills to pass over; several committees planned evening meetings. The House recessed and scheduled continuation of business the following day.
