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Senate approves judgeship, health and transparency measures; technical corrections batch passes
Summary
The Arkansas Senate approved an additional circuit judgeship and passed multiple bills on health, child welfare, transparency, parks safety and a package of technical corrections during roll-call votes on Feb. 24, 2025.
The Arkansas Senate completed roll-call votes on multiple bills during the session.
Major roll-call outcomes included an additional circuit judgeship for the Nineteenth Judicial District West (Senate Bill 234), which passed by a vote of 32–0, and a slate of bills passed by the Senate that addressed ambulance billing, adoption residency rules for certain infants and older youth, public-water-authority board transparency, redistribution of a state administration fund, restrictions on registered offenders at parks, and a large batch of technical corrections to the Arkansas Code.
Senate Bill 234 (additional circuit judgeship, Nineteenth Judicial District West) Sponsor: Senator Deese. "One additional circuit judgeship is needed in the Nineteenth District to ensure a smooth and efficient timely administration of justice," Deese said, citing caseload figures. On a roll call the Senate approved the measure…
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