Senate places several resolutions on the calendar, including proposals on homestead property tax and education accounts
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Summary
The Senate secretary read multiple resolutions onto the calendar — SR15 through SR21 — covering topics from homestead property tax adjustments and the Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account program to recognitions of high-school sports champions and an Industrial Development Authority expansion measure.
The Arkansas State Senate’s morning hour included a calendar listing of several resolutions the secretary read for placement, including measures on property tax, education accounts and local recognitions.
The secretary announced Senate Resolution 15 (by Senator Kroll) to authorize introduction of a nonappropriation bill described in the record as concerning homestead property tax (transcript text); Senate Resolution 16 (by Senator King) to authorize introduction of a nonappropriation bill concerning the Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account program; Resolutions 17–19 (by Senator Murdoch) recognizing Barton High School and Earl High School boys and girls basketball teams as 2026 state champions; Senate Resolution 20 (by Senator Deese) to authorize introduction of a nonappropriation bill concerning the Industrial Development Authority's Expansion Act; and Senate Resolution 21 (by Senator Johnson, Senator Blake Johnson and Senator Dodson) to authorize introduction of a nonappropriation bill described in the transcript as the "Arkansas Property Rights Protection from Sharia Law Act" to regulate certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.
The secretary placed each of those items on the calendar for future consideration; the transcript records the secretary’s readout but does not show floor debate on those items during the morning hour.
Because the items were placed on the calendar rather than acted on, no votes on the measures are recorded in the morning-hour transcript. The scheduling motion adopted earlier in the session may determine the timing when some of the nonappropriation resolutions will be heard.