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Votes at a glance: key bills the Arkansas Senate passed March 13
Summary
A roundup of bills the Arkansas Senate passed during the March 13 session, with final tallies and short descriptions of each item.
During its March 13 session the Arkansas Senate completed votes on numerous measures. Below are the floor actions and roll‑call tallies recorded on the transcript. For bills that drew extended debate, separate coverage appears in other articles.
- Senate Bill 2 22 (Medicaid provider‑led organized care; clarifies marketing rules): Passed 35 yes, 0 no. (Sponsor: Senator Davis). The bill clarifies that providers may share information with networked partners so families can know options.
- Senate Bill 2 27 (Freedom of Information Act rewrite): Passed 30 yes, 2 no, 3 not voting. (Sponsor: Senator Tucker). Defines public meetings, notice and recording rules. (See separate article.)
- Senate Bill 2 46 (Higher education/access bill): Passed 28 yes, 6 no, 1 not voting. (Sponsor: Senator Dismayne). Broad package on accelerated coursework, scholarships, and student protest policy. (See separate article.)
- Senate Bill 2 78 (Repeal: Arkansas private employment agency act of 1975): Passed 35 yes, 0 no. (Sponsor: Senator English). Repeals the private employment agency statute.
- Senate Bill 2 79 (Wage and Labor investigations — statute of limitations clarity): Passed 34 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting. (Sponsor: Senator Irvin). Clarifies the statute of limitations for Department of Labor investigations while preserving private‑action limits.
- Senate Bill 3 05 (Medical marijuana finished‑product testing requirements): Passed 35 yes, 0 no. (Sponsor: Senator Penso). Requires testing of processed marijuana products for contaminants and potency.
- Senate Bill 3 19 (Limited Liability Company law update): Passed 31 yes, 2 no, 1 not voting, 1 present. (Sponsor: Senator Boyd). Updates Arkansas LLC statute to align with other states and encourage domestic formation.
- Senate Bill 3 21 (State administration of justice fund — mandatory juror reimbursement changes): Passed 33 yes, 1 no, 1 not voting. (Sponsor: Senator Bryant). Adjusts mandatory funding priorities to ensure juror reimbursement to counties.
- Senate Bill 3 52 (Prohibit antisemitism in schools and state institutions): Passed 29 yes, 4 no, 2 present. (Sponsor: Senator Stone). (See separate article.)
- Senate Bill 3 64 (Contractor penalties re‑referral/motion recorded): Motion to re‑refer was made; procedural action taken (see transcript for committee referral).
- Senate Bill 4 17 (Higher education technical/capital and procedural clean‑ups): Passed 27 yes, 5 no, 3 not voting. (Sponsor: Senator Dodson). A cleanup bill removing or updating statutory references and delegations for several institutions.
- Batch: Multiple statutory report repeal bills (several SB 378–389 listed by sponsor Senator Crowell) were batched and passed as a package by recorded vote of 33 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting and 1 present.
- Batch: A group of House budget and capital bills (including HB 1103, HB 1546, HB 1612, HB 1613, HB 1616, HB 1617) passed as a batch with a roll-call of 34 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting; corresponding emergency clauses adopted where specified.
- A number of House bills on retirement, real‑estate licensure, public records, teacher qualifications, and other items were adopted on the floor with recorded roll calls; examples include HB 13 47 (special needs trust payments from ATRS) passed 34 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting and HB 13 48 (survivor benefit expansion) passed 33 yes, 1 no, 1 not voting (both sponsors: Senator Hammer).
This roundup summarizes roll‑call results taken from the Senate floor transcript for March 13. For the text of each bill and official enrollments, consult the Arkansas General Assembly bill tracker and the enrolled bill documents.
