# Arkansas SB619: CONCERNING THE FORMATION OF AN ISOLATED SCHOOL DISTRICT. Arkansas SB619, CONCERNING THE FORMATION OF AN ISOLATED SCHOOL DISTRICT., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Missy Irvin (Republican), Steven Walker (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-22 (Notification that SB619 is now Act 919) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB619-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB619 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: CONCERNING THE FORMATION OF AN ISOLATED SCHOOL DISTRICT. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-03 - Last action: 2025-04-22, Notification that SB619 is now Act 919 - Sponsors: Missy Irvin (Republican), Steven Walker (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (167 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Isolated districts get local elected boards: benefit, low. Each isolated district has a five-member board elected by eligible local voters, and all members must live in the district. Initial members draw lots to spread seats as evenly as possible across election cycles. Seats are filled over no more than two elections for four-year terms or three elections… - Isolated schools gain a path to independence: benefit, low. The law lets isolated schools previously annexed or consolidated under Arkansas’s Public Education Reorganization Act seek separate districts. The school must have operated kindergarten through grade 12 within two years before applying; the usual minimum enrollment rule does not apply. A petition t… - Funding and tax votes for isolated districts: mixed, low. An election within the isolated district must set its school property-tax rate; the law does not specify a rate. New districts qualify for isolated-school funding, extra funds based on isolated status, and current state funding available to public districts and open-enrollment charter schools. When… - Isolated districts inherit school property and debt: mixed, low. The current district must release the isolated school’s facilities and related debt to the new district. The written release must be signed by the current board president and included in the application. The new district also receives school furnishings, equipment, textbooks, computers, technology,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Missy Irvin (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Steven Walker (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 16, 2025 10:38:37 AM | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 4:12:26 PM | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 5:24:32 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (26) - 2025-04-22: Notification that SB619 is now Act 919 (Senate) - 2025-04-16: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House) - 2025-04-15: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-14: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-04-14: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-04-14: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-04-10: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House) - 2025-04-08: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-04-08: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-04-08: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB619 - Introduced, 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB619.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=919.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 - [SB619 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB619.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=919.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-SB619-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).