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Votes at a glance: key Senate actions Feb. 3 — SB48, SB102, HB1056
Summary
On Feb. 3 the Arkansas Senate passed a set of bills with little floor debate: SB48 (insurance deductible disclosure), SB102 (standards for paid canvassers in local wet/dry elections), and House Bill 1056 (creates joint committee on military and veterans affairs with emergency clause); the Senate recorded roll-call tallies for each.
The Arkansas State Senate on Feb. 3 recorded roll‑call votes on several bills with limited floor debate. Key outcomes:
- Senate Bill 48 (Boyd): Requires disclosure of deductibles under certain insurance policies. Senate passage recorded by roll call at 35 yeas, 0 nays. The sponsor described the measure as a "consumer friendly bill." SB48 will be transmitted to the House.
- Senate Bill 102 (Sanford Davis): Extends and standardizes requirements for paid canvassers in local wet/dry elections to match statewide standards; the bill makes petition signature formatting consistent with county clerks and mirrors disqualifying offense language in Title 7. Senate passage recorded by roll call at 29 yeas, 5 nays, 1 not voting. SB102 will be transmitted to the House.
- House Bill 1056 (Rep. Evans / Senator Hester): Creates a joint committee on military and veterans affairs and includes an emergency clause so the act takes effect upon the governor’s signature. Sponsors noted Arkansas’ growing military and veteran population and that bills referred to the committee could come from either chamber; members said referral mechanics allow subsequent re‑referral to other subject committees when appropriate. The Senate adopted HB1056 and its emergency clause by roll call at 33 yeas, 0 nays, 2 present.
Also on the Feb. 3 calendar, the Senate took floor action on other bills discussed elsewhere on the docket; SB48, SB102 and HB1056 had limited floor questioning before recorded votes.
Votes and next steps: Each passed bill will be transmitted to the House (or, for HB1056, returned to the House with the Senate’s adoption of the emergency clause). Vote tallies are recorded on the Senate roll call for Feb. 3.
