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AR SB294 (2023)
To Create The Learns Act; To Amend Various Provisions Of The Arkansas Code As They Relate To Early Childhood Through Grade Twelve Education In The State Of Arkansas; And To Declare An Emergency.
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
To Create The Learns Act; To Amend Various Provisions Of The Arkansas Code As They Relate To Early Childhood Through Grade Twelve Education In The State Of Arkansas; And To Declar…
- Jurisdiction
- Arkansas
- Session
- 94th General Assembly (2023 Regular)
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Notification that SB294 is now Act 237
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Don't Say Systemic Biases: K12Don't Say Gay: K12Don't Say Trans: K12Forced Outing By SchoolsOpt-Out LGBTQ Education
Links
- As introduced (PDF, hosted here)
- As enrolled or final (PDF, hosted here)
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Draft text (Feb 20, 2023) at arkleg.state.ar.us(opens another site)PDF, external
- Draft text (Feb 27, 2023) at arkleg.state.ar.us(opens another site)PDF, external
- Chaptered text (Mar 10, 2023) at arkleg.state.ar.us(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Filed | |
| Senate | Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE | |
| Senate | Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass | |
| Senate | Read the third time and passed. | |
| Senate | EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED | |
| Senate | Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. | |
| House | RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE | |
| House | Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE | |
| House | Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. | |
| House | Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. | |
| House | REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED | |
| House | Returned by the Committee Do Pass | |
| House | Motion by Rep. Pilkington for immediate consideration passed | |
| House | Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. | |
| House | EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED | |
| House | Returned To Senate as passed, as amended # 1 | |
| Senate | Returned From the House as passed, as amended # 1 | |
| Senate | Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE | |
| Senate | Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1 | |
| Senate | Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. | |
| Senate | House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in. | |
| Senate | Rules suspended. | |
| Senate | Read the third time and passed. | |
| Senate | EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED | |
| Senate | ORDERED ENROLLED | |
| Senate | Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. | |
| Senate | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. | |
| Senate | Notification that SB294 is now Act 237 |
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