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ArkansasSB4032025 Regular SessionSenate

TO CREATE THE THE 2030 ARKANSAS COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE; AND TO PLAN AND CONDUCT STATEWIDE EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES TO INCREASE COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION IN THE 2030 FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS.

Sponsored By: Howard M. Beaty, Jr. (Republican), Clarke Tucker (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Arkansas creates committee for census outreach

The law creates a 30-member unpaid committee to plan and carry out statewide education and outreach for the 2030 census. Seven members represent nonprofits serving historically undercounted groups, such as young children. The committee studies the 2020 undercount and works with state agencies, nonprofits, businesses, and the U.S. Census Bureau. It identifies ways to add outreach to agency activities, estimates funding needs, and recommends funding. Its first meeting must occur within 90 days of the law’s effective date, with meetings at least every other month. It must report 2030 outreach findings and recommendations to the Governor and Legislative Council by September 1, 2026. It continues meeting through September 1, 2030, when its report on 2040 outreach is also due to those officials. The committee expires September 30, 2030. The law provides no direct household payments.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Howard M. Beaty, Jr.

    Republican • House

  • Clarke Tucker

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Steve Crowell

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 128 • No: 1

House vote • 3/31/2025

House Vote - Monday, March 31, 2025 4:04:50 PM

Yes: 96 • No: 1

Senate vote • 3/17/2025

Senate Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 2:57:25 PM

Yes: 32 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB403 is now Act 449

    4/7/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/1/2025Senate

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

    4/1/2025Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    3/31/2025Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    3/31/2025Senate

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

    3/31/2025House

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

    3/31/2025House

  8. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    3/19/2025House

  9. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

    3/17/2025House

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    3/17/2025House

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

    3/17/2025Senate

  12. Read the third time and passed.

    3/17/2025Senate

  13. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/13/2025Senate

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

    3/13/2025Senate

  15. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

    3/13/2025Senate

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

    3/12/2025Senate

  17. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

    3/6/2025Senate

  18. Filed

    3/6/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB403 - Introduced

    3/6/2025

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  • Act Version

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