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ArkansasSB4262025 Regular SessionSenate

TO CREATE THE DEFENSE AGAINST CRIMINAL ILLEGALS ACT; AND TO ESTABLISH ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO COMMIT SERIOUS FELONIES INVOLVING VIOLENCE.

Sponsored By: Frances Cavenaugh (Republican), Bart Hester (Republican)

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Frances Cavenaugh

    Republican • House

  • Bart Hester

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Alyssa Brown

    Republican • House

  • Blake Johnson

    Republican • Senate

  • Sonia Eubanks Barker

    Republican • House

  • Rick Beck

    Republican • House

  • Mary Bentley

    Republican • House

  • Harlan Breaux

    Republican • House

  • Cameron Cooper

    Republican • House

  • Paul Childress

    Republican • House

  • Bruce Cozart

    Republican • House

  • Cindy Crawford

    Republican • House

  • Dan Sullivan

    Republican • Senate

  • Scott Flippo

    Republican • Senate

  • Tony Furman

    Republican • House

  • Gary Stubblefield

    Republican • Senate

  • Jimmy Gazaway

    Republican • House

  • Justin Gonzales

    Republican • House

  • Mike Holcomb

    Republican • House

  • Justin Boyd

    Republican • Senate

  • Jonathan Dismang

    Republican • Senate

  • Jeremiah Moore

    Republican • House

  • Lane Jean

    Republican • House

  • Joey L. Carr

    Republican • House

  • Karilyn Brown

    Republican • House

  • Matt Brown

    Republican • House

  • Matthew J. Shepherd

    Republican • House

  • Ron McNair

    Republican • House

  • Jon Milligan

    Republican • House

  • Jason Nazarenko

    Republican • House

  • Stetson Painter

    Republican • House

  • Chad Puryear

    Republican • House

  • Rebecca Burkes

    Republican • House

  • Marcus E. Richmond

    Republican • House

  • Stan Berry

    Republican • House

  • Matt Stone

    Republican • Senate

  • Randy Torres

    Republican • House

  • Dwight Tosh

    Republican • House

  • Kendon Underwood

    Republican • House

  • Steve Unger

    Republican • House

  • Steven Walker

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 101 • No: 25

House vote • 4/9/2025

House Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 8:25:24 PM

Yes: 73 • No: 20

Senate vote • 4/2/2025

Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 2:19:38 PM

Yes: 28 • No: 5

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB426 is now Act 654

    4/18/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/10/2025Senate

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

    4/10/2025Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/9/2025Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    4/9/2025Senate

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

    4/9/2025Senate

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

    4/9/2025Senate

  8. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/8/2025Senate

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

    4/2/2025Senate

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    4/2/2025Senate

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

    4/2/2025Senate

  12. Read the third time and passed.

    4/2/2025Senate

  13. Rules suspended.

    4/2/2025Senate

  14. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/2/2025Senate

  15. Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

    4/2/2025Senate

  16. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

    4/2/2025Senate

  17. Rules suspended.

    4/2/2025Senate

  18. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/1/2025Senate

  19. Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

    4/1/2025Senate

  20. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

    4/1/2025Senate

  21. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2

    3/31/2025Senate

  22. Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE

    3/20/2025Senate

  23. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/20/2025Senate

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

    3/20/2025Senate

  25. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1

    3/20/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB426 - Introduced

    3/11/2025

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  • Act Version

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