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2025R: HB1945 ACT 913

TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT; TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT OF 2015; AND TO ALLOW A STUDENT TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN HIS OR HER RESIDENT DISTRICT.

Latest action: Notification that HB1945 is now Act 913

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Sponsor	Role
McCollum	lead
B. Davis	primary
J. Dotson	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 31, 2025, 6:29 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Mar 31, 2025, 9:18 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Apr 7, 2025, 8:41 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Apr 7, 2025, 8:41 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Apr 7, 2025, 11:25 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 8, 2025, 1:42 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 9, 2025, 3:34 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 9, 2025, 11:34 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:34 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 15, 2025, 1:09 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 16, 2025, 10:39 a.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 16, 2025, 10:39 a.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Apr 16, 2025, 11:30 a.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 16, 2025, 11:31 a.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 16, 2025, 11:31 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 21, 2025, 11:28 a.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1945 is now Act 913

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Apr 8, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 9, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 15, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 16, 2025, 8:30 a.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by McCollum, filed Apr 3, 2025, 2:40 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1945 TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT; TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SCH.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	McCollum	Apr 3, 2025, 2:40 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

Other1 · Apr 2, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement ______________________________________________________________________________ DATE 4/1/25 BILL HB1945 SPONSOR MCCOLLUM SUBTITLE TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT; TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE ACT OF 2015; AND TO ALLOW A STUDENT TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN HIS OR HER RESIDENT DISTRICT. ____________________________________________________________________________ TOPIC Public School Choice AFFECTED FUNDS REVENUE IMPACT No Fiscal Impact ASSUMPTIONS - BASED ON: ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Prepared by the Arkansas Department of Education

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 15, 2025, 1:09 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Apr 8, 2025, 1:42 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 1329

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 10:39:16 AM · arkleg

31Yea

3Nay

0Not voting

1Present

0Excused

Yea (31)

Nay (3)

Present (1)

Stephanie Flowers (D)

House · RCS 1089

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 3:34:06 PM · arkleg

59Yea

30Nay

8Not voting

3Present

0Excused

Yea (59)

Nay (30)

Present (3)

Not voting (8)

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Last checked Nov 12, 2026, 6:12 p.m. CT.

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