Order

2025R: SB624 ACT 732

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 SB624 is now Act 732

View Act View Bill PDF Email this Bill

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

When	Chamber	Action
Apr 3, 2025, 2:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Apr 3, 2025, 4:25 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 7, 2025, 1:22 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 8, 2025, 5:30 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 8, 2025, 5:31 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Apr 8, 2025, 7:08 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Apr 8, 2025, 8:54 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Apr 10, 2025, 3:57 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 14, 2025, 8:02 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 14, 2025, 8:02 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Apr 14, 2025, 9:00 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 14, 2025, 9:00 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 15, 2025, 9:23 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 15, 2025, 9:23 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 18, 2025, 4:09 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB624 is now Act 732

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Apr 7, 2025, 8:00 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 10, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 14, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

No amendments stored.

Fiscal impact

Other1 · Apr 7, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement ______________________________________________________________________________ DATE 4/7/25 BILL SB624 SPONSOR DAVIS 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 School Choice AFFECTED FUNDS REVENUE IMPACT No Fiscal Impact Click here to enter text. ASSUMPTIONS - BASED ON: ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Prepared by the Arkansas Department of Education

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 10, 2025, 3:57 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Apr 7, 2025, 1:22 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1297

Monday, April 14, 2025 8:02:25 PM · arkleg

77Yea

16Nay

6Not voting

1Present

0Excused

Yea (77)

Nay (16)

Present (1)

DeAnn Vaught (R)

Not voting (6)

Senate · RCS 956

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 5:30:58 PM · arkleg

19Yea

4Nay

7Not voting

5Present

0Excused

Yea (19)

Nay (4)

Present (5)

Not voting (7)

✓

No checklist selected.

Choose a checklist or click New checklist.. to create one.

Talking Points

Notes

Team notes

In the News

News stories that mention SB624, found by bill number and title words and filtered for Arkansas coverage. Checked about every 12 hours for bills people follow.

Report: Oklahoma ranks 16th in school choice, trails Arkansas and Texas
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs · Jan 28, 2026

Last checked Nov 12, 2026, 8:38 p.m. CT.

AI Summary

Generate an AI summary for this bill.