TO ENCOURAGE STATE AGENCIES TO AWARD A PORTION OF STATE CONTRACTS TO ARKANSAS BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR LESS THAN FIVE (5) YEARS.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 16, 2023
Last action May 1, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 30, 2023
How they voted
69–6
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 80
Mar 30, 2023
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican65
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced
Filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Pilkington
RRepublican
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