# Arkansas SB433: REGARDING THE DISPLAY OF THE NATIONAL MOTTO AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. Arkansas SB433, REGARDING THE DISPLAY OF THE NATIONAL MOTTO AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Alyssa Brown (Republican), Jim Dotson (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-14 (Notification that SB433 is now Act 573) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB433-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB433 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: REGARDING THE DISPLAY OF THE NATIONAL MOTTO AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-11 - Last action: 2025-04-14, Notification that SB433 is now Act 573 - Sponsors: Alyssa Brown (Republican), Jim Dotson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 13 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (98 yes, 24 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas mandates motto and Ten Commandments displays: cost, low. When voluntary funding is available, designated officials must display the national motto and Ten Commandments in Arkansas public institutions. This covers every public school and college classroom and library, plus taxpayer-funded public buildings and facilities. Displays must be durable posters o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Alyssa Brown (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jim Dotson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Alan Clark (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Harlan Breaux (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clint Penzo (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tyler Dees (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Justin Boyd (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kim Hammer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Wayne Long (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt McKee (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Richard McGrew (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nick Burkes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Stephen Meeks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Stone (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | House | House Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 8:42:58 PM | pass | 71 | 20 | 2 | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 3:59:03 PM | pass | 27 | 4 | 3 | ## Actions (20) - 2025-04-14: Notification that SB433 is now Act 573 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-07: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-02: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-19: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-19: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-19: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-17: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB433 - Introduced, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB433.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=573.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 - [SB433 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB433.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=573.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-SB433-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).