TO AMEND THE PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENT IN ARKANSAS KIDS PROGRAM ACT AND THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Sep 2023
Senate Passage
Sep 2023
House Passage
Sep 2023
Signed into Law
Sep 2023
Introduced Sep 8, 2023
Signed Sep 15, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Sep 15, 2023
Signed into law
Notification that SB5 is now Act 5
upper
Sep 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Sep 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned To the Senate as passed.
lower
Sep 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Sep 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Sep 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Sep 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Sep 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Sep 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Sep 8, 2023
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Breanne Davis
RRepublican
P
Sonia Barker
RRepublican
Co
Bart Hester
RRepublican
Co
Ben Gilmore
RRepublican
Co
Dan Sullivan
RRepublican
Co
David Ray
RRepublican
Co
Jim Dotson
RRepublican
Co
Keith Brooks
RRepublican
Co
Mindy McAlindon
RRepublican
Co
Ricky Hill
RRepublican
Co
Robin Lundstrum
RRepublican
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