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2025R: SB391 ACT 472

TO CREATE THE ROBOTICS COMPETITION GRANT PROGRAM FOR ELIGIBLE ROBOTICS TEAMS IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING STUDY IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS.

Latest action: Notification that SB391 is now Act 472

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Sponsor	Role
J. Dismang	lead
Eaves	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 5, 2025, 1:01 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Mar 5, 2025, 2:13 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 17, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Mar 18, 2025, 2:05 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 18, 2025, 2:05 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Mar 18, 2025, 3:59 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Mar 18, 2025, 4:35 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Apr 1, 2025, 1:26 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 2, 2025, 3:35 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 2, 2025, 3:35 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Apr 2, 2025, 7:54 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 2, 2025, 7:55 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 3, 2025, 9:18 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 3, 2025, 9:19 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 9, 2025, 1:10 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB391 is now Act 472

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 17, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 18, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 1, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 2, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

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Fiscal impact

Other1 · Mar 13, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement ______________________________________________________________________________ DATE 3/6/25 BILL SB391 SPONSOR DISMANG SUBTITLE TO CREATE THE ROBOTICS COMPETITION GRANT PROGRAM FOR ELIGIBLE ROBOTICS TEAMS IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING STUDY IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS. ____________________________________________________________________________ TOPIC Grant Program AFFECTED FUNDS REVENUE IMPACT No Fiscal Impact ASSUMPTIONS - BASED ON: The bill does not provide appropriation for this program. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Prepared by the Arkansas Department of Education

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 1, 2025, 1:26 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Mar 17, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 886

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:35:29 PM · arkleg

97Yea

0Nay

2Not voting

1Present

0Excused

Yea (97)

Present (1)

McCollum

Not voting (2)

Tony Furman (R)
Jeff Wardlaw (R)

Senate · RCS 604

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:05:30 PM · arkleg

34Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

1Excused

Yea (34)

Excused (1)

Bryan King (R)

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