Total votes
1,864
all sessions
Attendance
70%
561 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
25%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
37%
frequently crosses aisle
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
150
bills & resolutions
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Committees
6
assignments
3,351 roll-call votes
Voting record
Breaks with party 74% of the time
Yea
336
voted in favor
Nay
967
voted against
Absent
561
missed votes
Total cast
1,864
across all sessions
Crossed party
968
votes against own party
This page
3,351
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 355
TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.
Yea
Passed
98–0
Apr 16, 2025
SB 638
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAX ON THE SALE OF A NEW OR USED MOTORBOAT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DIRECT PAYMENT OF SALES AND USE TAX ON A MOTORBOAT SOLD BY A MOTORBOAT DEALER.
Yea
Passed
58–23
Apr 16, 2025
SB 326
TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS JUVENILE CODE OF 1989 AND THE CHILD MALTREATMENT ACT; TO MODIFY GUIDELINES FOR A JUDGMENT MADE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF A CHILD; AND TO AMEND PROCEDURES AROUND REPORTING CHILD MALTREATMENT.
Nay
Failed
15–51
Apr 16, 2025
SB 325
TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS JUVENILE CODE OF 1989; TO AMEND THE CHILD MALTREATMENT ACT; TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING REINSTATEMENT OF PARENTAL RIGHTS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING THE CHILD MALTREATMENT CENTRAL REGISTRY.
Nay
Failed
6–72
Apr 16, 2025
SB 347
TO REQUIRE THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM TO INCREASE REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR CERTAIN DENTAL SERVICES AND TO SET AN ANNUAL REIMBURSEMENT CAP FOR ADULT DENTAL SERVICES.
Yea
Passed
82–6
Apr 16, 2025
SB 601
TO CREATE A PATHWAY FOR A GRADUATE OF A FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOL TO BE LICENSED IN THIS STATE IF HE OR SHE IS OFFERED FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT AS A PHYSICIAN FROM A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
Yea
Passed
97–1
Apr 16, 2025
SB 491
TO REQUIRE A VENDOR THAT CONTRACTS WITH THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DIVISION TO SUBMIT DATA FOR VERIFICATION BY AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT; TO IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY ON A VENDOR THAT PROVIDES INACCURATE DATA; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Yea
Passed
96–0
Apr 16, 2025
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