Mary Bentley

Representative · Arkansas

Party

Republican

State

Arkansas

Chamber

Representative

District

HD-054

Years active

2021–2025

Bills sponsored

17 bills

Bills sponsored

• AR-HB1668-2025 failed · primary sponsor
  To Create The Vulnerable Youth Protection Act; And To Authorize A Civil Action For Social Transitioning And Castration, Sterilization, Or Mutilation Of A Minor.
• AR-HB1669-2025 enacted · primary sponsor
  To Create The Keep Kids First Act; And To Provide For Protections From Discrimination For Adoption And Foster Care Providers Acting In Accordance With Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs.
• AR-HB1916-2025 enacted · primary sponsor
  To Amend The Protecting Minors From Medical Malpractice Act Of 2023; And To Include Gender-affirming Interventions As A Right Of Action For Medical Malpractice.
  Model-bill family: AR-SB199-2023
• AR-SB486-2025 enacted · primary sponsor
  Concerning Safety And Privacy In Certain Entities; And Concerning The Designation Of Multi-occupancy Restrooms, Changing Rooms, And Sleeping Quarters In Certain Entities Based On An Individual's Sex.
• AR-HB1156-2023 enacted · primary sponsor
  Concerning A Public School District Or Open-enrollment Public Charter School Policy Relating To A Public School Student's Sex.
  Model-bill family: AR-HB1156-2023
• AR-HB1468-2023 enacted · co-sponsor
  To Create The Given Name Act; And To Prohibit Requiring Employees Of Public Schools And State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education To Use A Person's Preferred Pronoun, Name, Or Title Without Parental Consent.
  Model-bill family: AR-HB1156-2023
• AR-HB1615-2023 enacted · co-sponsor
  To Create The Conscience Protection Act; And To Amend The Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
• AR-SB199-2023 enacted · primary sponsor
  Concerning Medical Malpractice And Gender Transition In Minors; And To Create The Protecting Minors From Medical Malpractice Act Of 2023.
  Model-bill family: AR-SB199-2023
• AR-SB294-2023 enacted · co-sponsor
  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.
• AR-SB43-2023 enacted · primary sponsor
  To Add Certain Restrictions To An Adult-oriented Performance; And To Define An Adult-oriented Performance.
  Model-bill family: AR-SB199-2023
• AR-HB1570-2021 enacted · co-sponsor
  To Create The Arkansas Save Adolescents From Experimentation (safe) Act.
• AR-HB1749-2021 failed · primary sponsor
  To Prohibit Requiring Public School And Institution Of Higher Education Employees From Addressing A Student By A Term That Identifies A Student As Male Or Female And That Is Inconsistent With The Student's Biological Se…
• AR-HB1882-2021 failed · co-sponsor
  To Create The Arkansas Privacy Accommodations Act; And To Amend The Law Concerning Public Property.
• AR-SB289-2021 enacted · co-sponsor
  To Create The Medical Ethics And Diversity Act.
• AR-SB354-2021 enacted · co-sponsor
  To Create The Fairness In Women's Sports Act.
• AR-SB389-2021 enacted · primary sponsor
  To Require A Public School To Provide To Parents And Legal Guardians Prior Written Notification Of And An Opportunity To Inspect Materials Related To Sex Education, Sexual Orientation, And Gender Identity.
• AR-SB450-2021 enacted · co-sponsor
  To Create The Gender Integrity Reinforcement Legislation For Sports (girls) Act; And To Create A Legal Cause Of Action For A Violation Of The Gender Integrity Reinforcement Legislation For Sports (girls) Act.