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ArkansasSB4022025 Regular SessionSenate

TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND AN EDUCATIONAL SERVICE COOPERATIVE FROM REQUIRING OR TAKING CERTAIN ACTIONS RELATED TO EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.

Sponsored By: Keith Brooks (Republican), Clint Penzo (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

School employees protected from forced group contact

Arkansas public school districts and educational service cooperatives cannot require or pressure employees to interact with employee groups or professional associations. This includes meeting, communicating, listening, or any other contact with these groups.

Schools cannot favor groups using resources

Arkansas public school districts and educational service cooperatives cannot give favored access terms to employee groups, professional associations, or corporations. This includes foreign corporations. Terms cannot be better than those offered to any other covered group or corporation requesting access. The rule covers meetings, events, facilities, communication and computer systems, equipment, supplies, and other resources.

Schools cannot distribute group membership requests

Arkansas public school districts and educational service cooperatives cannot distribute requests to join employee groups or professional associations. The ban applies when schools or cooperatives distribute these requests on a group's behalf.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Keith Brooks

    Republican • House

  • Clint Penzo

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 104 • No: 20

House vote • 4/14/2025

House Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 8:03:40 PM

Yes: 77 • No: 18

Senate vote • 3/19/2025

Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 2:47:38 PM

Yes: 27 • No: 2 • Other: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB402 is now Act 725

    4/18/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/15/2025Senate

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

    4/15/2025Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/14/2025Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    4/14/2025Senate

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

    4/14/2025House

  7. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/14/2025House

  8. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/10/2025House

  9. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE

    3/19/2025House

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    3/19/2025House

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

    3/19/2025Senate

  12. Read the third time and passed.

    3/19/2025Senate

  13. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/18/2025Senate

  14. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

    3/18/2025Senate

  15. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

    3/18/2025Senate

  16. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

    3/17/2025Senate

  17. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE

    3/6/2025Senate

  18. Filed

    3/6/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB402 - Introduced

    3/6/2025

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  • Act Version

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