Votes at a glance: major bills and resolutions the Arkansas Senate approved March 17

The Arkansas Senate recorded the following formal outcomes on March 17. Items are listed in the order results were announced on the floor; each entry gives the vote outcome announced during the session and a short description as read into the record.

- Senate Resolution 45 — Adopted (sponsor: Love). Recognized March 17, 2025 as Jack and Jill of America, Inc., Greater Little Rock Chapter Day at the State Capitol. (Adopted by voice vote.)

- Senate Resolution 44 — Adopted (sponsor: Hill). Honored DJ Daniel for his fight against brain cancer and supported naming him an honorary state capitol police officer and proclaiming March 17, 2025 as DJ Daniel Day. (Adopted by voice vote.)

- Senate Bill 12 — Passed, roll call 21 yea, 12 nay, 1 not voting. (Sponsor: Sandra King.) Amends Freedom of Information Act provisions to require public/written communications related to the board of apportionment (redistricting transparency).

- Senate Bill 104 — Passed, roll call reported as 27 yea, 0 nay, 4 not voting, 3 present; emergency clause adopted. (Sponsor: Penzo.) Amends Arkansas Pharmacy Benefits Manager Licensure Act with provisions the sponsor described as protecting patients from unfair PBM practices and ensuring pharmacy access.

- Senate Bill 271 — Introduced on the floor; (see docket) — (no floor roll call published at same time).

- Senate Bill 242/2xx etc. — (other bills were introduced and some were later passed; below are those for which the Senate recorded final outcomes during this session.)

- Senate Bill 342 — Passed (subject matter: tribal damages/civil remedies for dogs injuring livestock). (Reported vote announced on floor: 28 yea, 6 nay.)

- Senate Bill 353 — Passed (election-date alignment). (Reported vote announced on floor: 32 yea, 0 nay.)

- Senate Bill 357 — Passed (military-service credit for leave accrual). (Reported vote announced on floor: 31 yea, 0 nay, 3 present.)

- Senate Bill 368 — Passed (amendments to state lands' committee membership and lease notifications; sponsor: Irvin). (Reported vote: 34 yea, 0 nay.)

- Senate Bill 403 — Passed (created the 2030 Arkansas Complete Count Committee / census outreach). (Reported vote: 32 yea, 0 nay, 1 not voting, 1 present.)

- Senate Bill 405 — Passed (amend the Online Marketplace Consumer Inform Act). (Reported vote: 32 yea, 0 nay, 1 not voting, 1 present.)

- Senate Bill 407 — Passed (repeal of Catfish Processor Fair Practices Act). (Reported vote announced on floor; transmitted to House.)

- Senate Bill 409 — Passed (Farmer Protection Act; prohibits discrimination of agricultural producers by financial-service providers). (Reported vote announced on floor: 27 yea, 6 nay, 1 not voting.)

- Senate Bill 414 — Passed (election-notice and county process changes). (Reported vote: 34 yea, 0 nay.)

- Senate Bill 424 — Passed (municipal improvement district accountability and transparency changes). (Reported vote: 34 yea, 0 nay.)

- Senate Bill 432 — Passed (accountancy licensure and pipeline changes to address CPA shortages). (Reported vote: 34 yea, 0 nay.)

- Multiple House bills on the calendar passed on the floor during the session and were returned or transmitted to the House, including (but not limited to): House Bill 12 45 (Behavior Analyst Registration Act — passed as amended), House Bill 12 53 (Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Compact — passed), House Bill 13 67 (title-insurance/public-records access changes — passed), House Bill 13 85 (oil and gas commission notification to legislators — passed), House Bill 15 17 (Earned Wage Access framework — passed), House Bill 15 48 (data & transparency panel repeal and transfer of duties to the Division of Information Systems — passed), and others listed in the floor calendar that were reported passed.

- Budget- and personnel-related amendments introduced to several bills (Senate bills 34, 36, 88, 128 and others) were moved to engrossing and adopted on voice votes or unanimous consent in the procedural budget batch the Senate considered.

Notes: This roundup is based on the on-floor introductions and roll-call tallies read into the record during the March 17 Senate session. Some items were briefly described on the floor and then passed without extended debate; where a roll-call tally was read on the record, the announced tally is shown. For full bill text, fiscal notes, and committee reports, consult the official enrolled bills and the Arkansas General Assembly website.