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Passed Arkansas Firearm Legislation SB24

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Concerning The Defense Of A Person With The Use Of Physical Force Or Deadly Physical Force.

Description: Concerning The Defense Of A Person With The Use Of Physical Force Or Deadly Physical Force.

Session: 93rd General Assembly (2021 Regular)

Last Action: Notification that SB24 is now Act 250

Last Action Date: March 3, 2021

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

29 sponsors: Bob Ballinger (R); Aaron Pilkington (R); David Ray (R); Howard Beaty (R); Jeff Wardlaw (R); Cameron Cooper (R); Johnny Rye (R); Marcus Richmond (R); Justin Gonzales (R); Frances Cavenaugh (R); Austin Mccollum (R); Harlan Breaux (R); Mary Bentley (R); Kendon Underwood (R); Joe Cloud (R); Cindy Crawford (R); Jason Rapert (R); Gary Stubblefield (R); Trent Garner (R); Blake Johnson (R); Scott Flippo (R); Bart Hester (R); David Wallace (R); Ricky Hill (R); Missy Irvin (R); Mark Johnson (R); Charles Beckham (R); Ben Gilmore (R); Terry Rice (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 83% (29 of 35)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 3, 2021 Notification that SB24 is now Act 250
Senate Feb 25, 2021 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Senate Feb 25, 2021 Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
House Feb 24, 2021 Returned To the Senate as passed.
House Feb 24, 2021 Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Senate Feb 24, 2021 ORDERED ENROLLED
Senate Feb 24, 2021 Returned from the House as passed.
House Feb 23, 2021 Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Senate Jan 19, 2021 Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate Jan 19, 2021 Read the third time and passed.
House Jan 19, 2021 RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House Jan 19, 2021 Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Senate Jan 14, 2021 REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate Jan 14, 2021 Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate Jan 14, 2021 Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate Jan 13, 2021 Motion to Suspend the Rules
Senate Jan 13, 2021 Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Senate Jan 13, 2021 Motion to Suspend the Rules failed
Senate Jan 13, 2021 Motion passed and roll call requested
Senate Jan 11, 2021 Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate Dec 23, 2020 Filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered Mar 3, 2021 state link bill text
Draft Jan 14, 2021 state link bill text
Draft Dec 23, 2020 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate Amendment S1 Senate Amendment S1 Jan 13, 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
01/13/2021 20 8 7 0 Yes
  • Ballinger, Bob (R) Yea
  • Beckham, Charles (R) Yea
  • Bledsoe, Cecile (R) NV
  • Caldwell, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Chesterfield, Linda (D) Nay
  • Clark, Alan (R) Yea
  • Davis, Breanne (R) Yea
  • Dismang, Jonathan (R) Nay
  • Eads, Lance (R) Yea
  • 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) NV
  • Hickey, Jimmy (R) NV
  • 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) NV
  • Stubblefield, Gary (R) Yea
  • Sturch, James (R) NV
  • Sullivan, Dan (R) Yea
  • Teague, Larry (D) Yea
  • Tucker, Clarke (D) Nay
  • Wallace, David (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/19/2021 27 7 1 0 Yes
  • Ballinger, Bob (R) Yea
  • Beckham, Charles (R) Yea
  • Bledsoe, Cecile (R) Yea
  • Caldwell, Ronald (R) NV
  • 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
02/24/2021 72 23 5 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) Nay
  • Ferguson, Ken (D) Nay
  • Fielding, David (D) Nay
  • Fite, Charlene (R) Yea
  • Fite, Lanny (R) Yea
  • Flowers, Vivian (D) NV
  • 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) Nay
  • Johnson, Lee (R) Yea
  • Ladyman, Jack (R) Yea
  • Love, Frederick (D) NV
  • Lowery, Mark (R) Yea
  • Lundstrum, Robin (R) Yea
  • Lynch, Roger (R) Yea
  • Maddox, John (R) Yea
  • Magie, Stephen (D) Nay
  • Mayberry, Julie (R) NV
  • McClure, Rick (R) Yea
  • McCullough, Tippi (D) Nay
  • McElroy, Mark (D) Yea
  • McGrew, Richard (R) Yea
  • McKenzie, Gayla (R) Nay
  • Mccollum, Austin (R) Yea
  • Mcnair, Ron (R) Yea
  • Meeks, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Miller, Josh (R) Nay
  • Milligan, Jon (R) Yea
  • Murdock, Reginald (D) Nay
  • Nicks, Milton (D) Nay
  • Payton, John (R) Yea
  • Penzo, Clint (R) Yea
  • Perry, Mark (D) Nay
  • 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) NV
  • 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

Link: link to state bill page

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