# Arkansas SB181: TO AMEND THE LIBRARY LAW; TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE LIBRARIAN; AND TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM DIRECTORS. Arkansas SB181, TO AMEND THE LIBRARY LAW; TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE LIBRARIAN; AND TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM DIRECTORS., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dan Sullivan (Republican), Rebecca Burkes (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-04 (Notification that SB181 is now Act 242) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB181-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB181 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LIBRARY LAW; TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE LIBRARIAN; AND TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM DIRECTORS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-03-04, Notification that SB181 is now Act 242 - Sponsors: Dan Sullivan (Republican), Rebecca Burkes (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (86 yes, 26 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Library leaders can qualify through experience: benefit, low. Arkansas allows work experience to replace the required master's degree from an American Library Association-accredited program for two library leadership roles. For the State Librarian, the board must approve experience in library science. For regional library directors, the employing board of tru… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Rebecca Burkes (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-03 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 3, 2025 2:14:42 PM | pass | 60 | 26 | 2 | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 19, 2025 1:58:20 PM | pass | 26 | 0 | 3 | ## Actions (19) - 2025-03-04: Notification that SB181 is now Act 242 (Senate) - 2025-03-03: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-03-03: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-03-03: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-26: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-19: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-19: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-02-19: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Re-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-10: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB181 - Introduced, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB181.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=242.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [SB181 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB181.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=242.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB181-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).