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27 Feb 2013, 10:23 pm
Reuters: Arkansas House overrides veto of late-term abortion ban, by Suzi Parker: The Republican-controlled Arkansas House of Representatives on Wednesday overrode a veto by Democratic Governor Mike Beebe of a bill to ban most late-term abortions in the state at... [read post]
16 Feb 2009, 11:05 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives last week passed HB 1237 that would allow holders of concealed carry permits to carry firearms in churches, unless the church posts signs prohibiting them. [read post]
12 Mar 2009, 8:33 am
"Bill on executions heads to Senate" by Charlie Frago and Michael Wickline is in today's Arkansas Democrat Gazette.The Arkansas House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday that will likely speed the resumption of at least one execution in the state if it becomes law. [read post]
1 Apr 2015, 9:05 am
[JURIST] The Arkansas House of Representatives [official website] on Tuesday approved a controversial bill [HB 1228, PDF] intended to protect religious freedoms of businesses.Those supporting the Republican-backed bill say it will protect religious freedoms for businesses, and those opposed say that businesses may be allowed to go too far with the law and refuse service to homosexuals. [read post]
1 Feb 2017, 5:18 am
The Arkansas House of Representatives [official website] approved a proposal [HB 1047 materials] on Tuesday that would reinstate a voter identification law that was struck down over two years ago. [read post]
12 Apr 2021, 5:02 am
The Arkansas House of Representatives approved House Bill 1749 on Thursday, which will prevent schools from requiring teachers to refer to students by their preferred pronouns or name if they do not align with the student’s sex assigned at birth. [read post]
23 Mar 2021, 6:11 am
The Arkansas House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill that prevents transgender women from competing in women’s sports at all levels of education. [read post]
9 Feb 2007, 2:32 pm
But things appear to be moving fastest in Arkansas, where the House of Representatives has unanimously approved a cut in the state sales tax on food.The House-passed bill would cut the state sales tax on food from 6 percent to 3 percent, following up on a campaign pledge by then-candidate Mike Beebe in last fall's gubernatorial race. [read post]
12 Feb 2007, 12:22 am
The Arkansas House of Representatives last Thursday dealt a surprising defeat to a bill designating January 29 as "Thomas Paine Day" (HB 1317). [read post]
7 Apr 2021, 9:29 am
HB 1570 was proposed by state representative Robin Lundstrum, who has previously stated that trans and nonbinary identities are a “choice. [read post]
15 Jun 2014, 2:02 am
Be it therefore resolved by both houses of the General Assembly, that the only true pronunciation of the name of the state, in the opinion of this body, is that received by the French from the native Indians and committed to writing in the French word representing the sound. [read post]
5 Feb 2019, 10:22 am
Additionally, the State Representatives introduced House Bill 1374. [read post]
31 Mar 2015, 9:34 pm
"HB1228 passes House, heads to governor": Danielle Kloap and Gavin Lesnick of The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette have a news update that begins, "Arkansas's Religion Freedom Restoration Act was approved by the state's House of Representatives on Tuesday in a final vote before it heads to Gov. [read post]
12 Oct 2018, 11:04 am
” It is undisputed that Act 633 received the required two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives and the Senate. [read post]
2 Apr 2015, 4:05 am
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the revised version today. [read post]
25 Nov 2020, 11:45 am
The invalidation deemed Republican David Tollett the default victor of the November 3 Arkansas State House District 12 election. [read post]
2 Jul 2014, 10:38 am
Photo of Arkansas State Capitol Building by Stuart Seeger on Wikimedia Commons. [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 9:53 am
The bill, which will be marked up by the House Appropriations Labor-HHS subcommittee today, states that the agency would be "terminated" effective Oct. 1, 2012. [read post]
16 Sep 2021, 10:07 am
The board and its staff use census data to redraw the 100 districts of the Arkansas House of Representatives and the 35 districts of the Arkansas Senate so districts within each chamber represent roughly the same number of people. [read post]
25 Mar 2020, 11:19 am
The House of Representatives will meet at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Jack Stephens Center rather than the Capitol to limit close contact of legislators. [read post]
