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Proposed Arkansas Firearm Legislation SB298

Legislation Overview

Title: To Be Known As The "arkansas Sovereignty Act Of 2021"; Concerning The Right To Bear Arms In The State Of Arkansas; And Concerning Other Constitutional Rights.

Description: To Be Known As The "arkansas Sovereignty Act Of 2021"; Concerning The Right To Bear Arms In The State Of Arkansas; And Concerning Other Constitutional Rights.

Session: 93rd General Assembly (2021 Regular)

Last Action: Died in House failing to act on override of Governor's veto.

Last Action Date: October 15, 2021

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Oct 15, 2021	Died in House failing to act on override of Governor's veto.
House	Oct 15, 2021	Died in House at Sine Die Adjournment
House	Apr 27, 2021	Privilege matter to override executive veto
House	Apr 27, 2021	Motion to postpone vote of override of veto passed
Senate	Apr 26, 2021	Motion passed.
Senate	Apr 26, 2021	SB298 was Vetoed by the Governor.
Senate	Apr 26, 2021	Motion to reconsider passage of SB298 notwithstanding the Veto of the Governor.
Senate	Apr 26, 2021	Override of the Governor's Veto of SB298. The override of the Governor's Veto passed.
Senate	Apr 26, 2021	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House for consideration to override the Governor's Veto.
House	Apr 26, 2021	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Senate	Apr 19, 2021	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Senate	Apr 19, 2021	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Senate	Apr 15, 2021	Returned from the House as passed.
Senate	Apr 15, 2021	ORDERED ENROLLED
House	Apr 15, 2021	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House	Apr 15, 2021	Returned To the Senate as passed.
House	Apr 13, 2021	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Senate	Mar 31, 2021	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
House	Mar 31, 2021	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House	Mar 31, 2021	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Senate	Mar 31, 2021	Read the third time and passed.
Senate	Mar 30, 2021	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate	Mar 17, 2021	Withdrawn from Committee for purpose of amendment # 1
Senate	Mar 17, 2021	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate	Mar 17, 2021	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate	Mar 17, 2021	Re-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate	Feb 8, 2021	Filed
Senate	Feb 8, 2021	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Draft	Mar 17, 2021	state link	bill text
Draft	Feb 8, 2021	state link	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
Senate Amendment S1	Senate Amendment S1	Mar 16, 2021	State Link	amendment text	No

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
Third Reading	03/31/2021	28	7	0	0	Yes
Ballinger, Bob (R) Yea Beckham, Charles (R) Yea Bledsoe, Cecile (R) Yea Caldwell, Ronald (R) Yea Chesterfield, Linda (D) Nay Clark, Alan (R) Yea Davis, Breanne (R) Yea Dismang, Jonathan (R) Yea Eads, Lance (R) Yea Elliott, Joyce (D) Nay English, Jane (R) Yea Flippo, Scott (R) Yea Flowers, Stephanie (D) Nay Garner, Trent (R) Yea Gilmore, Ben (R) Yea Hammer, Kim (R) Yea Hendren, Jim (R) Nay Hester, Bart (R) Yea Hickey, Jimmy (R) Yea Hill, Ricky (R) Yea Ingram, Keith (D) Nay Irvin, Missy (R) Yea Johnson, Blake (R) Yea Johnson, Mark (R) Yea Leding, Greg (D) Nay Pitsch, Matthew (R) Yea Rapert, Jason (R) Yea Rice, Terry (R) Yea Sample, Bill (R) Yea Stubblefield, Gary (R) Yea Sturch, James (R) Yea Sullivan, Dan (R) Yea Teague, Larry (D) Yea Tucker, Clarke (D) Nay Wallace, David (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Third Reading	04/15/2021	76	18	6	0	Yes
Allen, Fred (D) Nay Barker, Sonia (R) Yea Beaty, Howard (R) Yea Beck, Rick (R) Yea Bentley, Mary (R) Yea Berry, Mark (R) Yea Berry, Stan (R) Yea Boyd, Justin (R) Yea Bragg, Kenneth (R) Yea Breaux, Harlan (R) Yea Brooks, Keith (R) Yea Brown, Karilyn (R) Yea Bryant, Joshua (R) Yea Carr, John (R) Yea Cavenaugh, Frances (R) Yea Christiansen, Craig (R) Yea Cloud, Joe (R) Yea Clowney, Nicole (D) Nay Coleman, Bruce (R) Yea Collins, Andrew (D) Nay Cooper, Cameron (R) Yea Cozart, Bruce (R) Yea Crawford, Cindy (D) Yea Dalby, Carol (R) Yea Davis, Marsh (R) Yea Deffenbaugh, Gary (R) Yea Dotson, Jim (R) Yea Eaves, Les (R) Yea Ennett, Denise (D) Nay Eubanks, Jon (R) Yea Evans, Brian (R) Yea Ferguson, Deborah (D) NV Ferguson, Ken (D) NV Fielding, David (D) NV Fite, Charlene (R) Yea Fite, Lanny (R) Yea Flowers, Vivian (D) Nay Fortner, Jack (R) Yea Furman, Tony (R) Yea Garner, Denise (D) Nay Gazaway, Jimmie (R) Yea Godfrey, Megan (D) Nay Gonzales, Justin (R) Yea Gray, Michelle (R) Yea Haak, Delia (R) Yea Hawks, Spencer (R) Yea Hillman, David (R) Yea Hodges, Monte (D) Nay Holcomb, Mike (D) Yea Hollowell, Steve (R) Yea Hudson, Ashley (D) Nay Jean, Lane (R) Yea Jett, Logan (R) Yea Johnson, Lee (R) Yea Ladyman, Jack (R) Yea Love, Frederick (D) Nay Lowery, Mark (R) Yea Lundstrum, Robin (R) Yea Lynch, Roger (R) Yea Maddox, John (R) Yea Magie, Stephen (D) Nay Mayberry, Julie (R) Yea McClure, Rick (R) Yea McCullough, Tippi (D) Nay McElroy, Mark (D) Yea McGrew, Richard (R) Yea McKenzie, Gayla (R) Yea Mccollum, Austin (R) Yea Mcnair, Ron (R) Yea Meeks, Stephen (R) NV Miller, Josh (R) Yea Milligan, Jon (R) Yea Murdock, Reginald (D) Nay Nicks, Milton (D) Nay Payton, John (R) Yea Penzo, Clint (R) Yea Perry, Mark (D) NV Pilkington, Aaron (R) Yea Ray, David (R) Yea Richardson, Jay (D) Nay Richmond, Marcus (R) Yea Rye, Johnny (R) Yea Scott, Jamie (D) Nay Shepherd, Matthew (R) NV Slape, Keith (R) Yea Smith, Brandt (R) Yea Smith, Stu (R) Yea Speaks, Nelda (R) Yea Springer, Joy (D) Nay Tollett, David (R) Yea Tosh, Dwight (R) Yea Underwood, Kendon (R) Yea Vaught, Deann (R) Yea Wardlaw, Jeff (R) Yea Warren, Les (R) Yea Watson, Danny (R) Yea Whitaker, David (D) Nay Wing, Carlton (R) Yea Womack, Richard (R) Yea Wooten, Jim (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Motion to reconsider passage of SB298 notwithstanding the Veto of the Governor.	04/26/2021	19	13	3	0	Yes
Ballinger, Bob (R) Yea Beckham, Charles (R) Yea Bledsoe, Cecile (R) Nay Caldwell, Ronald (R) Yea Chesterfield, Linda (D) Nay Clark, Alan (R) Yea Davis, Breanne (R) Yea Dismang, Jonathan (R) Nay Eads, Lance (R) NV Elliott, Joyce (D) Nay English, Jane (R) NV Flippo, Scott (R) Yea Flowers, Stephanie (D) Nay Garner, Trent (R) Yea Gilmore, Ben (R) Yea Hammer, Kim (R) Yea Hendren, Jim (R) Nay Hester, Bart (R) Nay Hickey, Jimmy (R) Nay Hill, Ricky (R) Yea Ingram, Keith (D) Nay Irvin, Missy (R) NV Johnson, Blake (R) Yea Johnson, Mark (R) Yea Leding, Greg (D) Nay Pitsch, Matthew (R) Yea Rapert, Jason (R) Yea Rice, Terry (R) Yea Sample, Bill (R) Nay Stubblefield, Gary (R) Yea Sturch, James (R) Nay Sullivan, Dan (R) Yea Teague, Larry (D) Yea Tucker, Clarke (D) Nay Wallace, David (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Override of the Governor's Veto of SB298. The override of the Governor's Veto passed.	04/26/2021	21	12	2	0	Yes
Ballinger, Bob (R) Yea Beckham, Charles (R) Yea Bledsoe, Cecile (R) Nay Caldwell, Ronald (R) Yea Chesterfield, Linda (D) Nay Clark, Alan (R) Yea Davis, Breanne (R) Yea Dismang, Jonathan (R) Yea Eads, Lance (R) NV Elliott, Joyce (D) Nay English, Jane (R) NV Flippo, Scott (R) Yea Flowers, Stephanie (D) Nay Garner, Trent (R) Yea Gilmore, Ben (R) Yea Hammer, Kim (R) Yea Hendren, Jim (R) Nay Hester, Bart (R) Nay Hickey, Jimmy (R) Nay Hill, Ricky (R) Yea Ingram, Keith (D) Nay Irvin, Missy (R) Yea Johnson, Blake (R) Yea Johnson, Mark (R) Yea Leding, Greg (D) Nay Pitsch, Matthew (R) Yea Rapert, Jason (R) Yea Rice, Terry (R) Yea Sample, Bill (R) Nay Stubblefield, Gary (R) Yea Sturch, James (R) Nay Sullivan, Dan (R) Yea Teague, Larry (D) Yea Tucker, Clarke (D) Nay Wallace, David (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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