HB 1512 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS ACCESS ACT; AND TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE AS THEY RELATE TO EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.

HB 1512, now Act 341, prohibits Arkansas public schools and charter schools from granting excused absences for "political protest." It allows excused absences for student "social or public policy advocacy" or "influencing legislation" only with parental consent. Schools must annually report the number of such absences and their purposes to the education division. The law directly affects public school students, parents, and school administrators by changing absence policies for non-academic activities.

Issues: ✗ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025

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Act 341 → HB 1512 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text has been renumbered and formatted to reflect its official status as House Bill 1512 for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. The previous reference to Act 341 has been removed, indicating this is a new legislative document rather than a continuation or amendment of prior legislation.

TECHNICAL

Removed reference to 'Act 341 of the Regular Session' from the header, indicating this is a new bill rather than a continuation of previous legislation.

Added official bill identification information including 'As Engrossed' dates (H3/6/25, H3/12/25), assembly session details (95th General Assembly), and bill number (HB 1512).

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 18, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1512 is now Act 341

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from the Senate as passed.

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed.

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 25 co-sponsors