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ArkansasSB5152025 Regular SessionSenate

TO REQUIRE THAT A UNIT DEDICATED TO ARKANSAS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES BE INCLUDED WITHIN EXISTING ARKANSAS HISTORY COURSE CONTENT GUIDELINES.

Sponsored By: Jim Petty (Republican), Jason Nazarenko (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Arkansas history lessons add veterans and families

Beginning with the 2025–2026 school year, Arkansas's Division of Elementary and Secondary Education must develop and implement a veterans unit. It must consult veterans' organizations and place the unit within existing Arkansas history course guidelines. Required topics include Arkansas veterans' service in national and international conflicts, plus veterans' and families' contributions and sacrifices. The unit must include personal accounts from veterans and families about military service's social, emotional, and economic effects. It must also cover challenges veterans and their families face when veterans return to civilian life.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Jim Petty

    Republican • Senate

  • Jason Nazarenko

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Cindy Crawford

    Republican • House

  • Fredrick J. Love

    Democratic • Senate

  • Zack Gramlich

    Republican • House

  • Brad Hall

    Republican • House

  • Justin Boyd

    Republican • Senate

  • Joshua Bryant

    Republican • Senate

  • Chad Puryear

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 127 • No: 1

House vote • 4/9/2025

House Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 7:48:31 PM

Yes: 92 • No: 1 • Other: 3

Senate vote • 4/1/2025

Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 1, 2025 4:23:16 PM

Yes: 35 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB515 is now Act 647

    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.

    4/9/2025House

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

    4/9/2025House

  8. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/8/2025House

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

    4/1/2025House

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    4/1/2025House

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

    4/1/2025Senate

  12. Read the third time and passed.

    4/1/2025Senate

  13. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    3/31/2025Senate

  14. Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE

    3/20/2025Senate

  15. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/20/2025Senate

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

    3/20/2025Senate

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

    3/20/2025Senate

  18. Rules suspended.

    3/20/2025Senate

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

    3/19/2025Senate

  20. Filed

    3/19/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB515 - Introduced

    3/19/2025

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  • Act Version

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