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type: "Bill"
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title: "TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS ACCESS ACT; AND TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE AS THEY RELATE TO EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS."
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description: "TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS ACCESS ACT; AND TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE AS THEY RELATE TO EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ar"
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legislature: "Arkansas Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 246"
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citation: "Arkansas SB 246 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["J. Dismang", "M. Shepherd"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2025-02-17T23:11:26+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-03-18T21:01:17+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55d43f71-e281-4eba-8442-8e626a6c952c"
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source_url: "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument/?path=%2fSessionInformation%2LegislativeMeasures.txt"
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source_hash: "be8a6d5740a800e75b9fd55d7b77d8c4a56d280649bef4febf35552d2249a001"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ar"]
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---
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# Arkansas SB 246 (2025) — TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS ACCESS ACT; AND TO AMEND VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE AS THEY RELATE TO EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Act 340** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=340.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)
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2. **Amendment S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB246-S1.pdf)
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3. **Amendment S2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB246-S2.pdf)
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4. **SB 246** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2025/2025R/Bills/SB246.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- J. Dismang — primary (person)
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- M. Shepherd — primary (person)
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- Achor — cosponsor (person)
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- Andrews — cosponsor (person)
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- Barker — cosponsor (person)
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- Beaty Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Beck — cosponsor (person)
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- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
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- Cavenaugh — cosponsor (person)
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- Crawford — cosponsor (person)
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- Eaves — cosponsor (person)
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- Eubanks — cosponsor (person)
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- Evans — cosponsor (person)
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- Gramlich — cosponsor (person)
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- Hawk — cosponsor (person)
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- John Carr — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- McAlindon — cosponsor (person)
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- McClure — cosponsor (person)
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- Nazarenko — cosponsor (person)
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- Rose — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Meeks — cosponsor (person)
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- Torres — cosponsor (person)
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- Unger — cosponsor (person)
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- Wardlaw — cosponsor (person)
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- Wing — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-17T23:11:26+00:00** Filed `introduction`
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- **2025-02-17T23:17:37+00:00** Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-06T20:07:41+00:00** Rules suspended.
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- **2025-03-06T20:07:49+00:00** Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
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- **2025-03-06T20:07:57+00:00** Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
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- **2025-03-07T01:30:54+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
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- **2025-03-07T01:31:08+00:00** Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-10T23:55:54+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-12T19:02:56+00:00** Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
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- **2025-03-12T19:03:09+00:00** Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
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- **2025-03-12T21:25:35+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
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- **2025-03-13T19:30:51+00:00** Read the third time and passed. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-13T19:31:05+00:00** Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
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- **2025-03-13T22:02:23+00:00** RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
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- **2025-03-13T22:26:23+00:00** Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2025-03-17T19:55:12+00:00** Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-17T19:55:20+00:00** Returned to the Senate as passed.
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- **2025-03-17T21:39:03+00:00** Returned from the House as passed.
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- **2025-03-17T21:39:05+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
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- **2025-03-18T14:16:33+00:00** Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
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- **2025-03-18T14:16:36+00:00** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-18T21:01:17+00:00** Notification that SB246 is now Act 340 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55d43f71-e281-4eba-8442-8e626a6c952c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arkansas legislature records).
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