Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB433 Compare Versions

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1	1		Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
2		-	Act 573 of the Regular Session
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5		-	State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S3/17/25 1
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	3	+	State of Arkansas 1
6	4		95th General Assembly A Bill 2
7	5		Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 433 3
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9		-	By: ~~Senators~~ J. Dotson~~, M. McKee, J. Boyd, A. Clark, Dees, K. Hammer, C. Penzo, Stone~~ 5
10		-	By: ~~Representatives~~ A. Brown~~, Bentley, Breaux, N. Burkes, Long, McGrew, S. Meeks~~ 6
	7	+	By: Senator J. Dotson 5
	8	+	By: Representative A. Brown 6
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12	10		For An Act To Be Entitled 8
13	11		AN ACT REGARDING THE DISPLAY OF THE NATIONAL MOTTO 9
14	12		AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 10
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17	15		Subtitle 13
18	16		REGARDING THE DISPLAY OF THE NATIONAL 14
19	17		MOTTO AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. 15
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21	19		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 17
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23	21		SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 1 -4-133 is amended to read as follows: 19
24	22		1-4-133. Display of national motto — Display of the Ten Commandments . 20
25	23		(a)(1) If funds under subsection (b) of this section are available, 21
26		-	local school superintendents, local government building ~~administrators, or~~ 22
27		-	chief administrators of the public schools in this state, ~~or institutions of~~ 23
28		-	higher education, or their respective designees, and the ~~administrative~~ 24
29		-	officials of state agencies, or their respective designees, ~~shall prominently~~ 25
30		-	display the following in a conspicuous place in a location ~~described in~~ 26
31		-	subdivision (a)(2) of this section a durable poster or framed ~~copy~~ 27
32		-	containing: 28
	24	+	local school district superintendents, local government building 22
	25	+	administrators, or chief administrators of the public schools in this state, 23
	26	+	or institutions of higher education, or their respective designees, and the 24
	27	+	administrative officials of state agencies, or their respective designees, 25
	28	+	shall prominently display the following in a conspicuous place in a location 26
	29	+	described in subdivision (a)(2) of this section a durable poster or framed 27
	30	+	copy containing: 28
33	31		(A)(i) The A durable poster or framed copy of the national 29
34	32		motto of the United States, “In God We Trust”. 30
35	33		(ii) The national motto shall: 31
36	34		(a) Be easily readable on a poster or framed 32
37	35		copy of at least eleven inches by fourteen inches (11 ″ x 14″); 33
38	36		(b) Be the central focus of the poster or 34
39		-	framed copy; and. 35
40		-	(c) Be displayed in a large font size ;. 36 ~~As Engrossed: S3/17/25~~ SB433
	37	+	framed copy; and 35
	38	+	(c) Be displayed in a large font size; 36 SB433
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	41	+	(B) An accurate representation of the United States flag, 1
	42	+	which shall be under the national motto; and 2
	43	+	(C) An accurate representation of the Arkansas state flag 3
	44	+	or flags; and 4
	45	+	(D)(i) A durable poster or framed copy of the Ten 5
	46	+	Commandments. 6
	47	+	(ii) The durable poster or framed copy of the Ten 7
	48	+	Commandments required by subdivision (a)(1)(D)(i) of this section shall: 8
	49	+	(a) Include the text of the Ten Commandments 9
	50	+	in a size and typeface that is legible to a person with average vision from 10
	51	+	anywhere in the room in which the durable poster or framed copy is displayed; 11
	52	+	and 12
	53	+	(b) Be at least sixteen inches by twenty 13
	54	+	inches (16" x 20"). 14
	55	+	(iii) The text of the durable poster or framed copy 15
	56	+	of the Ten Commandments shall read as follows: 16
	57	+	"The Ten Commandments 17
	58	+	I am the Lord thy God. 18
	59	+	Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 19
	60	+	Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven images. 20
	61	+	Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain. 21
	62	+	Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 22
	63	+	Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land 23
	64	+	which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 24
	65	+	Thou shalt not kill. 25
	66	+	Thou shalt not commit adultery. 26
	67	+	Thou shalt not steal. 27
	68	+	Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 28
	69	+	Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. 29
	70	+	Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his 30
	71	+	maidservant, nor his cattle, nor anything that is thy neighbor's.". 31
	72	+	(2) The durable posters or framed copies donated or purchased 32
	73	+	under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be displayed in each: 33
	74	+	(A) Public institution of higher education and elementary 34
	75	+	and secondary school library and classroom in this state; and 35
	76	+	(B) Public building or facility in this state that is 36 SB433
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45		-	(iii) The durable poster or framed copy required 1
46		-	under subdivision (a)(1)(A)(i) of this section shall include: 2
47		-	(B)(a) An accurate representation of the 3
48		-	United States flag, which shall be under the national motto; and 4
49		-	(C)(b) An accurate representation of the 5
50		-	Arkansas state flag or flags ; and 6
51		-	(B)(i) A durable poster or framed copy of a historical 7
52		-	representation of the Ten Commandments . 8
53		-	(ii) The durable poster or framed copy of a 9
54		-	historical representation of the Ten Commandments required by subdivision 10
55		-	(a)(1)(B)(i) of this section shall: 11
56		-	(a) Include the text of the Ten Commandments 12
57		-	in a size and typeface that is legible to a person with average vision from 13
58		-	anywhere in the room in which the durable poster or framed copy is displayed; 14
59		-	and 15
60		-	(b) Be at least sixteen inches by twenty 16
61		-	inches (16" x 20"). 17
62		-	(iii) The text of the durable poster or framed copy 18
63		-	of the Ten Commandments shall read as follows: 19
64		-	"The Ten Commandments 20
65		-	I am the Lord thy God. 21
66		-	Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 22
67		-	Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven images. 23
68		-	Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain. 24
69		-	Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 25
70		-	Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land 26
71		-	which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 27
72		-	Thou shalt not kill. 28
73		-	Thou shalt not commit adultery. 29
74		-	Thou shalt not steal. 30
75		-	Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 31
76		-	Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. 32
77		-	Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his 33
78		-	maidservant, nor his cattle, nor anything that is thy neighbor's.". 34
79		-	(2) The durable posters or framed copies donated or purchased 35
80		-	under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be displayed in each: 36 As Engrossed: S3/17/25 SB433
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85		-	(A) Public institution of higher education and elementary 1
86		-	and secondary school library and classroom in this state; and 2
87		-	(B) Public building or facility in this state that is 3
88		-	maintained or operated by taxpayer funds. 4
89		-	(b) The copies or posters authorized under this section shall either 5
90		-	be donated or shall be purchased solely with funds made available through 6
91		-	voluntary contributions to the local school boards, local building governing 7
92		-	entity, or the Building Authority Division. 8
93		-	(c) If a copy or poster required under this section does not meet the 9
94		-	requirements of subsection (a) of this section, then an institution specified 10
95		-	under subsection (a) of this section may replace the copy or poster with a 11
96		-	copy or poster that meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section: 12
97		-	(1) With public funds; or 13
98		-	(2) By accepting a private donation. 14
99		-	(d) If an institution specified under subsection (a) of this section 15
100		-	has a copy or poster that is not needed for display, then the institution 16
101		-	specified under subsection (a) of this section shall donate the copy or 17
102		-	poster to another institution specified under subsection (a) of this section. 18
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	79	+	maintained or operated by taxpayer funds. 1
	80	+	(b) The copies or posters authorized under required by this section 2
	81	+	shall either be donated or shall be purchased solely with funds made 3
	82	+	available through voluntary contributions to the local school district boards 4
	83	+	of directors, local building governing entity, or the Building Authority 5
	84	+	Division. 6
	85	+	(c) If a copy or poster required under this section does not meet the 7
	86	+	requirements of subsection (a) of this section, then an institution specified 8
	87	+	under subsection (a) of this section may replace the copy or poster with a 9
	88	+	copy or poster that meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section: 10
	89	+	(1) With public funds; or 11
	90	+	(2) By accepting a private donation. 12
	91	+	(d) If an institution specified under subsection (a) of this section 13
	92	+	has a copy or poster that is not needed for display, then the institution 14
	93	+	specified under subsection (a) of this section shall donate the copy or 15
	94	+	poster to another institution specified under subsection (a) of this section. 16
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