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Votes at a glance: Arkansas House passes a string of bills on March floor calendar; several measures adopted unanimously
Summary
The Arkansas House cleared a full floor calendar Wednesday, adopting ceremonial resolutions and passing multiple bills covering procurement, veteran tax redemption, criminal classifications and reporting consolidation.
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas House completed a sizable floor calendar Wednesday, taking final action on a mix of policy bills, technical measures and ceremonial resolutions. Below are the actions recorded in the meeting transcript; vote counts are shown where the transcript provided them.
Votes and outcomes (selected bills and resolutions recorded on the floor):
- Concurrence with Senate amendment 1 to House Bill 13 69 (adds a Senate sponsor): House voted to concur, emergency clause included; roll call recorded as 99 yeas, 0 nays, 0 present.
- House Resolution 1061 (recognize Mountain Home Bombers boys indoor track team): adopted by voice vote.
- House Concurrent Resolution 1007 (urging U.S. Congress to reevaluate Medicare physician fee schedule): adopted by voice vote.
- House Resolution 1043 (supporting nomination of former governor Mike Huckabee as U.S. Ambassador to Israel): adopted by voice vote; former governor Huckabee addressed the chamber afterward.
- House Bill 13 65 (remove racial and gender quotas for certain boards): floor debate occurred; transcript excerpt does not include a recorded roll-call tally for final passage (tally not specified in excerpt).
- House Bill 1400 (exempt…
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