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2025R: HB1060 ACT 134

TO REVISE THE INSTRUCTION PROVIDED ON THE FAILURE OF COMMUNIST AND AUTOCRATIC SYSTEMS AND TO REINFORCE IN REQUIRED INSTRUCTION THE RESILIENCY OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC SYSTEM ADOPTED BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Latest action: Notification that HB1060 is now Act 134

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Sponsor	Role
R. Scott Richardson	lead
J. Dotson	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Dec 9, 2024, 3:09 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Jan 13, 2025, 3:11 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Jan 15, 2025, 8:36 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Jan 15, 2025, 8:36 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Jan 15, 2025, 1:38 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Jan 28, 2025, 8:32 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Jan 28, 2025, 8:32 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Jan 28, 2025, 9:20 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 6, 2025, 1:16 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 3
Feb 10, 2025, 8:33 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Feb 10, 2025, 8:33 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Feb 10, 2025, 12:35 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 11, 2025, 1:59 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Feb 11, 2025, 3:44 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Feb 11, 2025, 3:44 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 17, 2025, 1:56 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Feb 18, 2025, 11:05 a.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Feb 18, 2025, 11:05 a.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Feb 18, 2025, 1:33 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Feb 18, 2025, 1:33 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Feb 20, 2025, 9:28 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Feb 25, 2025, 4:47 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1060 is now Act 134

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Jan 23, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 4, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 6, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 11, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 18, 2025, 10:30 a.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by R. Scott Richardson, filed Jan 14, 2025, 3:59 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1060 TO REQUIRE THE PERILS OF COMMUNISM AND AUTOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS BE TAUGHT IN ALL PUBL; H2 (House) by R. Scott Richardson, filed Jan 27, 2025, 2:06 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1060 TO REVISE THE INSTRUCTION PROVIDED ON THE FAILURE OF COMMUNIST AND AUTOCRATIC SYSTE; H3 (House) by R. Scott Richardson, filed Feb 6, 2025, 12:56 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1060 TO REVISE THE INSTRUCTION PROVIDED ON THE FAILURE OF COMMUNIST AND AUTOCRATIC SYSTE.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	R. Scott Richardson	Jan 14, 2025, 3:59 p.m. CT
H2	House	R. Scott Richardson	Jan 27, 2025, 2:06 p.m. CT
H3	House	R. Scott Richardson	Feb 6, 2025, 12:56 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

Other1 · Jan 22, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement ______________________________________________________________________________ DATE 1/16/2025 BILL HB1060 SPONSOR Richardson SUBTITLE TO REQUIRE THE PERILS OF COMMUNISM AND AUTOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS BE TAUGHT IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ____________________________________________________________________________ TOPIC Curriculum AFFECTED FUNDS REVENUE IMPACT No Fiscal Impact to ADE ASSUMPTIONS - BASED ON: District would incur the cost for purchase and adoption of curricula. ADE goes through an 18–24 month process that requires the division to form committees and pay teachers to be part of those committees. Also, cost would be associated with training and developing or adapting resources. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Feb 17, 2025, 1:56 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · House · Feb 6, 2025, 1:16 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 3

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 259

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 11:05:27 AM · arkleg

27Yea

6Nay

0Not voting

0Present

2Excused

Yea (27)

Nay (6)

Excused (2)

Joshua Bryant (R)
John Payton (R)

House · RCS 176

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 1:59:39 PM · arkleg

70Yea

16Nay

11Not voting

3Present

0Excused

Yea (70)

Nay (16)

Present (3)

Not voting (11)

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In the News

News stories that mention HB1060, found by bill number and title words and filtered for Arkansas coverage. Checked about every 12 hours for bills people follow.

Bill requiring Arkansas schools teach failure of communism advances
KUAF Public Radio · Feb 18, 2025
Arkansas schools could be required to teach 'the failures of communist and autocratic' governments
Arkansas Advocate · Feb 18, 2025
State Capitol news in brief: Communism-peril education advances; Senate OKs deadline for school agendas - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Feb 12, 2025

Last checked Nov 12, 2026, 8:37 p.m. CT.

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