To President Pro Tempore Hester and Speaker Shepherd:  I am returning without my approval House Bill 1189, legislation entitled “An Act to Create the Arkansas Behavior Analyst Licensure Act,” which seeks to create a state-based Behavior Analyst License. This bill creates unnecessary a…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, the Governor signed into law:HB1011, to require medicaid coverage and reimbursement for depression screening for pregnant women. HB1169, an act for the Department of Agriculture - Arkansas Natural Resources Commi…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Thursday, April 13, 2023, the Governor signed into law: SB461, to amend the Arkansas Historic Rehabilitation Income Tax Credit Act; and to amend the amount of the Arkansas Historic Rehabilitation Income Tax Credit.SB462, to extend the application perio…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, the Governor signed into law: SB396, to create the Social Media Safety Act; to require age verification for use of social media; and to clarify liability for failure to perform age verification for use of social media and illegal …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Monday, April 10, 2023, the Governor signed into law:  SB549, to reduce the income tax rates applicable to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations, and HB1045, to enhance economic competitiveness by phasing out the throwback rule.…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - On Monday, April 10, 2023, the Governor signed into law:   HB1594, to create a sales tax exemption for the Disabled American Veterans Organization. HB1653, to prohibit the purchase of small, unmanned aircrafts manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that her request for a 100 percent federal cost share, for a 30 day period, for state and local resources spent on storm debris cleanup and emergency protective measures in Pulaski, Lonoke, and Cross counties was approved by President…

WHEREAS:    Roy C. “Bill” Lewellen was born in Lee County and raised in Marianna, Arkansas; WHEREAS:    Senator Lewellen was the second Black person to serve in the Arkansas Senate in the 20th century; WHEREAS:    In 1991, Senator&nbs…