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2025R: SB46 ACT 25

TO REFLECT A MERGER BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AND EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BY CHANGING THE NAME OF EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

Latest action: Notification that SB46 is now Act 25

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Sponsor	Role
Caldwell	lead
Hollowell	primary
Barnett	cosponsor
R. Murdock	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 13, 2025, 12:23 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Jan 13, 2025, 1:18 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Jan 27, 2025, 1:38 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Jan 28, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Jan 28, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Jan 28, 2025, 2:17 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Jan 28, 2025, 5:19 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Feb 4, 2025, 1:29 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Feb 5, 2025, 2:10 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Feb 5, 2025, 2:10 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Feb 5, 2025, 4:04 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Feb 5, 2025, 4:04 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Feb 5, 2025, 4:06 p.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Feb 5, 2025, 4:06 p.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Feb 12, 2025, 1:35 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB46 is now Act 25

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Jan 27, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Jan 28, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	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 5, 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 · Jan 16, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement ______________________________________________________________________________ DATE: 1/16/2025 BILL: SB46 SPONSOR: Sen. Caldwell, R. Murdock; Rep. Hollowell, Barnett SUBTITLE: To Reflect A Merger Between The University of Arkansas And East Arkansas Community College By Changing The Name Of East Arkansas Community College To The University of Arkansas East Arkansas Community College ______________________________________________________________________________ TOPIC - Higher Education Merger AFFECTED FUNDS – None REVENUE IMPACT - $0 ASSUMPTIONS - BASED ON: This act amends code to reflect the approved merger of East Arkansas Community College into the University of Arkansas System. There are no funding changes correlated to this merger and the amendments are for code to reflect the new name of the institution as the University of Arkansas East Arkansas Community College. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS – Prepared by the Arkansas Department of Education

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Feb 4, 2025, 1:29 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Jan 27, 2025, 1:38 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 108

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 2:10:11 PM · arkleg

97Yea

1Nay

2Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (97)

Nay (1)

Jeremiah Moore (R)

Not voting (2)

Harlan Breaux (R)
Brian S. Evans (R)

Senate · RCS 54

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 1:49:40 PM · arkleg

35Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (35)

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