# Arkansas SB559: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS MILITARY CHILD SCHOOL TRANSITIONS ACT OF 2021.

Arkansas SB559, TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS MILITARY CHILD SCHOOL TRANSITIONS ACT OF 2021., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jane English (Republican), Karilyn Brown (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-18 (Notification that SB559 is now Act 729) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SB559
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS MILITARY CHILD SCHOOL TRANSITIONS ACT OF 2021.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-24
- Last action: 2025-04-18, Notification that SB559 is now Act 729
- Sponsors: Jane English (Republican), Karilyn Brown (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (129 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More school transition help for military children: benefit, low. Arkansas public school districts must enter course requests for incoming students covered by the state's military school transition law. They must use transcript information provided by the student's family or previous school district. Public schools can also ask the State Board of Education for a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jane English (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Karilyn Brown (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | House | House Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 8:16:12 PM | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 3:58:41 PM | pass | 33 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-04-18: Notification that SB559 is now Act 729 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-10: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House)
- 2025-04-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-04-03: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House)
- 2025-04-03: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB559 - Introduced, 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB559.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=729.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
- [SB559 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB559.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=729.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB559-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).