TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE USE OF RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE WHEN REFERRING TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 26, 2023
Signed Apr 10, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2023 · House Mar 28, 2023
How they voted
33–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Apr 4, 2023
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2023
Signed into law
Notification that HB1296 is now Act 503
Apr 4, 2023
House · Passed
Returned From the Senate as passed.
Apr 4, 2023
Senate · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
Apr 4, 2023
Senate · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
Apr 3, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Mar 28, 2023
House · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Mar 27, 2023
House · Amendment offered
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 16, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
Jan 26, 2023
House · Introduced
Filed
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jimmy Gazaway
RRepublican
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