Arkansas State Senator

Bart Hester 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB532

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
To Amend The Definition Of "specialty Hospital" Relating To The Assessment Fee On Hospitals Under The Arkansas Medicaid Program.
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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB535

Introduced
3/20/25  
Refer
3/20/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Report Pass
4/10/25  
Enrolled
4/15/25  
Chaptered
4/18/25  
To Create A Sales And Use Tax Exemption For The Arkansas Museum Of Fine Arts And The Arkansas Museum Of Fine Arts Foundation.
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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB578

Introduced
3/31/25  
Refer
3/31/25  
Report Pass
4/3/25  
Engrossed
4/7/25  
Refer
4/7/25  
Report Pass
4/9/25  
Enrolled
4/15/25  
Chaptered
4/18/25  
To Amend The Law Concerning Early Voting; And To Allow A County Board Of Election Commissioners To Close Certain Early Voting Locations During Inclement Weather.
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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB601

Introduced
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Report Pass
4/3/25  
Engrossed
4/7/25  
Refer
4/7/25  
Report Pass
4/15/25  
Enrolled
4/16/25  
Chaptered
4/22/25  
To Create A Pathway For A Graduate Of A Foreign Medical School To Be Licensed In This State If He Or She Is Offered Full-time Employment As A Physician From A Healthcare Provider.
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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB97

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
1/28/25  
Engrossed
1/29/25  
Refer
1/29/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Enrolled
2/20/25  
Chaptered
2/25/25  
To Authorize The Issuance Of Additional Retail Liquor Permits To Certain Existing Holders Of Retail Liquor Permits.
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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SCR1

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/13/25  
Report Pass
1/16/25  
Engrossed
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
1/29/25  
To Adopt The Joint Rules Of The House Of Representatives And The Senate Of The Ninety-fifth General Assembly.
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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SR26

Introduced
2/18/25  
To Authorize Recesses Of Either Or Both Chambers For Periods Of Four Consecutive Days Or Longer.
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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SR31

Introduced
2/27/25  
To Recognize Miss America's Teen 2025 Peyton Bolling.
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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SR40

Introduced
3/10/25  
To Recognize, Support, And Encourage The Arkansas 250 Commission As It Begins Its Work To Celebrate Arkansas's Rich Two-hundred-fifty-year History From The Signing Of The Declaration Of Independence Through July 4, 2026.
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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SR61

Introduced
4/2/25  
To Honor Warren A. Stephens Of Arkansas And To Support His Nomination As The Ambassador To The Court Of St. James's.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB59

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
2/5/25  
Engrossed
2/6/25  
Refer
2/6/25  
Report Pass
2/11/25  
Enrolled
2/17/25  
Chaptered
2/24/25  
To Provide Each Student With One Breakfast At No Cost Each School Day Upon Request Without Consideration Of The Student's Eligibility For A Federally Funded Free Or Reduced-price Meal; And To Declare An Emergency.
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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SJR11

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Refer
3/10/25  
Refer
3/12/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Engrossed
4/10/25  
Refer
4/10/25  
Report Pass
4/14/25  
A Constitutional Amendment To Amend Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, ยง 5, To Protect The Right To Keep And Bear Arms.
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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SMR2

Introduced
2/24/25  
In Respectful Memory Of Former Arkansas Attorney General, United States Congressman, And Forty-third Governor Of Arkansas James "jim" Guy Tucker For His Service To The Nation And To The State Of Arkansas.
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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SR23

Introduced
2/12/25  
To Recognize February 15-22, 2025, As National Ffa Week.
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Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SR34

Introduced
3/3/25  
To Support The Nomination Of Former Governor Of Arkansas Michael Dale "mike" Huckabee As United States Ambassador To Israel.