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Proposed Arkansas Firearm Legislation SB409

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Legislation Overview

Title: To Prohibit Discrimination Of Agricultural Producers By Financial Services Providers; And To Establish The Farmer Protection Act.

Description: To Prohibit Discrimination Of Agricultural Producers By Financial Services Providers; And To Establish The Farmer Protection Act.

Session: 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

Last Action: ORDERED ENROLLED

Last Action Date: March 20, 2025

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

65 sponsors: Blake Johnson (R); Randy Torres (R); Ricky Hill (R); Brandon Achor (R); Wade Andrews (R); Sonia Eubanks Barker (R); Howard Beaty (R); Rick Beck (R); Mary Bentley (R); Stan Berry (R); Harlan Breaux (R); Keith Brooks (R); Karilyn Brown (R); Matt Brown (R); Nick Burkes (R); Rebecca Burkes (R); Joey Carr (R); John Carr (R); Frances Cavenaugh (R); Paul Childress (R); Cameron Cooper (R); Bruce Cozart (R); Cindy Crawford (R); James Eaton (R); Brian Evans (R); Tony Furman (R); Jimmie Gazaway (R); Zack Gramlich (R); Brad Hall (R); RJ Hawk (R); Steve Hollowell (R); Lee Johnson (R); Wayne Long (R); Robin Lundstrum (R); Roger Lynch (R); John Maddox (R); Mindy McAlindon (R); Rick McClure (R); Mark McElroy (R); Richard McGrew (R); Brit McKenzie (R); Ron Mcnair (R); Jon Milligan (R); Jeremiah Moore (R); Jason Nazarenko (R); Stetson Painter (R); Shad Pearce (R); Mark Perry (D); Aaron Pilkington (R); Chad Puryear (R); David Ray (R); Scott Richardson (R); Marcus Richmond (R); Ryan Rose (R); Johnny Rye (R); Bart Schulz (R); Matthew Shepherd (R); Trey Steimel (R); Dwight Tosh (R); Kendon Underwood (R); Steve Unger (R); Deann Vaught (R); Steven Walker (R); Carlton Wing (R); Jim Wooten (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 186% (65 of 35)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 20, 2025 ORDERED ENROLLED
House Mar 20, 2025 Returned to the Senate as passed.
House Mar 20, 2025 Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Senate Mar 20, 2025 Returned from the House as passed.
House Mar 19, 2025 Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House Mar 17, 2025 Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
Senate Mar 17, 2025 Read the third time and passed.
Senate Mar 17, 2025 Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
House Mar 17, 2025 RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Senate Mar 13, 2025 Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate Mar 10, 2025 Filed
Senate Mar 10, 2025 Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Draft Mar 10, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
03/17/2025 27 6 1 1 Yes
  • Boyd, Justin (R) Yea
  • Bryant, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Caldwell, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Clark, Alan (R) Yea
  • Crowell, Steve (R) Yea
  • Davis, Breanne (R) Yea
  • Dees, Tyler (R) Absent
  • Dismang, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Dotson, Jim (R) Yea
  • English, Jane (R) Yea
  • Flippo, Scott (R) Yea
  • Flowers, Stephanie (D) Nay
  • Gilmore, Ben (R) Yea
  • Hammer, Kim (R) Yea
  • Hester, Bart (R) Yea
  • Hickey, Jimmy (R) NV
  • Hill, Ricky (R) Yea
  • Irvin, Missy (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Blake (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Mark (R) Yea
  • King, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Leding, Greg (D) Nay
  • Love, Frederick (D) Nay
  • McKee, Matt (R) Yea
  • Murdock, Reginald (D) Nay
  • Payton, John (R) Yea
  • Penzo, Clint (R) Yea
  • Petty, Jim (R) Yea
  • Rice, Terry (R) Yea
  • Scott, Jamie (D) Nay
  • Stone, Matt (R) Yea
  • Stubblefield, Gary (R) Yea
  • Sullivan, Dan (R) Yea
  • Tucker, Clarke (D) Nay
  • Wallace, David (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/20/2025 82 10 8 0 Yes
  • Achor, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Allen, Fred (D) NV
  • Andrews, Wade (R) Yea
  • Barker, Sonia (R) Yea
  • Barnes, Glenn (D) Yea
  • Barnett, Lincoln (D) Nay
  • Beaty, Howard (R) Yea
  • Beck, Rick (R) Yea
  • Bentley, Mary (R) Yea
  • Berry, Stan (R) Yea
  • Breaux, Harlan (R) Yea
  • Brooks, Keith (R) Yea
  • Brown, Alyssa (R) Yea
  • Brown, Karilyn (R) Yea
  • Brown, Matt (R) Yea
  • Burkes, Nick (R) Yea
  • Burkes, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Carr, Joey (R) Yea
  • Carr, John (R) Yea
  • Cavenaugh, Frances (R) Yea
  • Childress, Paul (R) Yea
  • Clowney, Nicole (D) NV
  • Collins, Andrew (D) Nay
  • Cooper, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Cozart, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Crawford, Cindy (D) Yea
  • Dalby, Carol (R) Yea
  • Duffield, Matt (R) Yea
  • Duke, Hope (R) Yea
  • Eaton, James (R) Yea
  • Eaves, Les (R) Yea
  • Ennett, Denise (D) Nay
  • Eubanks, Jon (R) Yea
  • Evans, Brian (R) Yea
  • Ferguson, Ken (D) NV
  • Furman, Tony (R) Yea
  • Garner, Denise (D) Nay
  • Gazaway, Jimmie (R) Yea
  • Gonzales, Justin (R) NV
  • Gonzales Worthen, Diana (D) Nay
  • Gramlich, Zack (R) Yea
  • Hall, Brad (R) Yea
  • Hawk, RJ (R) Yea
  • Henley, Dolly (R) Yea
  • Holcomb, Mike (D) Yea
  • Hollowell, Steve (R) Yea
  • Hudson, Ashley (D) Yea
  • Jean, Lane (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Lee (R) Yea
  • Ladyman, Jack (R) Yea
  • Long, Justice (R) Yea
  • Lundstrum, Robin (R) Yea
  • Lynch, Roger (R) Yea
  • Maddox, John (R) Yea
  • Magie, Stephen (D) Nay
  • Mayberry, Julie (R) Yea
  • McAlindon, Mindy (R) Yea
  • McClure, Rick (R) Yea
  • McCullough, Tippi (D) Nay
  • McElroy, Mark (D) Yea
  • McGrew, Richard (R) Yea
  • McGruder, Jessie (D) Nay
  • McKenzie, Brit (R) Yea
  • Mccollum, Austin (R) Yea
  • Mcnair, Ron (R) Yea
  • Meeks, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Milligan, Jon (R) Yea
  • Moore, Jeremiah (R) Yea
  • Moore, Kendra (R) Yea
  • Nazarenko, Jason (R) Yea
  • Painter, Stetson (R) Yea
  • Pearce, Shad (R) Yea
  • Perry, Mark (D) Yea
  • Pilkington, Aaron (R) Yea
  • Puryear, Chad (R) Yea
  • Ray, David (R) Yea
  • Richardson, Jay (D) NV
  • Richardson, R. Scott (R) Yea
  • Richmond, Marcus (R) Yea
  • Rose, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Rye, Johnny (R) Yea
  • Schulz, Bart (R) NV
  • Shephard, Tara (D) Nay
  • Shepherd, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Springer, Joy (D) Nay
  • Steele, Tracy (D) Yea
  • Steimel, Trey (R) Yea
  • Torres, Randy (R) Yea
  • Tosh, Dwight (R) Yea
  • Underwood, Kendon (R) Yea
  • Unger, Steve (R) Yea
  • Vaught, Deann (R) Yea
  • Walker, Steven (R) NV
  • Wardlaw, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Warren, Les (R) Yea
  • Whitaker, David (D) Yea
  • Wing, Carlton (R) Yea
  • Womack, Richard (R) NV
  • Wooldridge, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Wooten, Jim (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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