TO REQUIRE THAT A UNIT DEDICATED TO ARKANSAS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES BE INCLUDED WITHIN EXISTING ARKANSAS HISTORY COURSE CONTENT GUIDELINES.
Senate Bill 515 (Act 647) requires that existing Arkansas history course content guidelines include a dedicated unit. This unit will focus on Arkansas veterans and their families. The bill directly affects public education by modifying the curriculum for Arkansas history courses, ensuring students learn about the contributions and experiences of veterans and their families within the state's history.
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 19, 2025
Signed Apr 18, 2025
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MINOR
The bill text shows minor formatting and spacing adjustments with no substantive policy changes. The legislative document was transitioned from Act 647 to SB 515, with slight reformatting of section headers and minor spacing modifications in the text.
Scope change
No substantive scope changes; only formatting and presentation updates
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting adjustments including spacing changes in section headers and text layout
Removed duplicate 'Act 647 of the Regular Session' header lines
Added blank lines for document formatting consistency
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Apr 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB515 is now Act 647
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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