TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE PLACEMENT OF A MONUMENT ON THE STATE CAPITOL GROUNDS IN RECOGNITION OF THE DESEGREGATION OF THE CHARLESTON AND FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN 1954.
This bill, SB 489, authorizes the placement of a monument on the Arkansas State Capitol grounds. The monument will recognize the desegregation of the Charleston and Fayetteville School Districts in 1954. It also establishes a dedicated fund, the Charleston and Fayetteville Desegregation Memorial Monument Fund, to accept donations for the monument's erection and upkeep, with the Secretary of State overseeing its design and site selection.
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 17, 2025
Signed Apr 22, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 950
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SB 489
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from Act 950 to SB 489, with the primary change being the removal of the original Act 950 citation and the addition of new formatting lines. This appears to be a technical update to the bill's header and citation information rather than a substantive policy change.
TECHNICAL
Removed the citation 'Act 950 of the Regular Session' from the bill header.
Added two blank lines before the state name in the bill header.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 22, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB489 is now Act 950
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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