|
UPDATE: 9/15/2023 - SB 3 was signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on 9/14/2023, becoming Act 4, effective immediately.
UPDATE: 9/14/2023 - HB 1002 was signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on 9/14/2023, becoming Act 10, effective immediately.
UPDATE: 9/14/2023 - HB 1002 was enrolled and delivered to Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
UPDATE: 9/14/2023 - SB 3 was enrolled and delivered to Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
UPDATE: 9/14/2023 - SB 3 was passed by the House on 9/14/2023 by a vote of 82 Yeas, 15 Nays, and 3 Not Voting.
UPDATE: 9/14/2023 - HB 1002 was passed by the Senate on 9/14/2023 by a vote of 27 Yeas, 4 Nays, 4 Excused.
UPDATE: 9/13/2023 - HB 1002 was passed by the House on 9/13/2023 by a vote of 83 Yeas, 14 Nays.
UPDATE: 9/13/2023 - SB 3 was returned by the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor with a recommendation that it Do Pass on 9/13/2023.
UPDATE: 9/12/2023 - SB 3 was passed by the Senate on 9/12/2023 by a vote of 27 Yeas, 3 Nays, 5 Excused.
UPDATE: 9/11/2023 - SB 3 was returned by the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee with a recommendation that it Do Pass on 9/11/2023.
HB 1002 was introduced on 9/8/2023 in a Special Session and referred to the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor. It is sponsored by Representative Howard M. Beaty, Jr. and 69 CoSponsors from both chambers.
SB 3 was introduced 9/8/2023 in a Special Session and referred to the the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on 9/11/2023. It is sponsored by Senator Joshua Bryant, and 69 CoSponsors from both chambers.
These identical bills prohibit the state government from requiring COVID vaccines or discriminating against or coercing an individual into consenting to take a COVID vaccine.
https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=HB1002&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023S1 - text, status, and history of HB 1002
https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=SB3&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023S1 - text, status, and history of SB 3
|