SB 433 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

REGARDING THE DISPLAY OF THE NATIONAL MOTTO AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

SB 433 (now Act 573) requires all Arkansas state government buildings to display a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments in a large font, alongside the national motto and accurate representations of both the U.S. and Arkansas state flags. The law mandates specific placement, with the U.S. flag displayed under the national motto and the Arkansas flag(s) included. This procedural bill affects all state government facilities, not specific individuals or policies. The legislation passed in 2025 and became effective after the governor signed it on April 14, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Signed Apr 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 573 → SB 433 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from Act 573 to SB 433, removing the original approval date and adding standard bill header information including the state name, assembly details, and bill number. This appears to be a technical formatting change rather than a substantive policy modification.

Scope change

No substantive scope change; the bill's applicability and content remain unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original approval date (4/14/25) from Act 573.

Added standard bill header information including state name, assembly details, and bill number for SB 433.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 14, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that SB433 is now Act 573

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned from the House as passed.

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned to the Senate as passed.

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 13 co-sponsors