TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL AREAS OF ARKANSAS; AND TO EXPAND THE OPTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE RACING FACILITIES IN CERTAIN RURAL AREAS.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Mar 11, 2021
Signed Apr 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2021 · House Mar 18, 2021
How they voted
25–5
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 35
Mar 30, 2021
D
Democratic7
71% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 1, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that HB1716 is now Act 520
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned From the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Blake Johnson
RRepublican
P
Mike Holcomb
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Collins
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Gilmore
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Cozart
RRepublican
Co
Carol Dalby
RRepublican
Co
Craig Christiansen
RRepublican
Co
Jack Fortner
RRepublican
Co
Jack Ladyman
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Wardlaw
RRepublican
Co
Joe Jett
RRepublican
Co
John Maddox
RRepublican
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