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2025R: SJR11

A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO AMEND ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE 2, § 5, TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS.

Latest action: Approved by the Governor.

Interim study: ISP-2025-038 (Filed)

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Sponsor	Role
J. Payton	lead
Duffield	primary
A. Brown	cosponsor
Achor	cosponsor
B. Johnson	cosponsor
B. McKenzie	cosponsor
Beaty Jr.	cosponsor
Beck	cosponsor
Bentley	cosponsor
Breaux	cosponsor
C. Cooper	cosponsor
C. Penzo	cosponsor
Caldwell	cosponsor
Cavenaugh	cosponsor
Childress	cosponsor
Cozart	cosponsor
Crawford	cosponsor
D. Wallace	cosponsor
Eaton	cosponsor
Flippo	cosponsor
G. Stubblefield	cosponsor
Gramlich	cosponsor
Hall	cosponsor
Hawk	cosponsor
Hester	cosponsor
Hill	cosponsor
Holcomb	cosponsor
Irvin	cosponsor
J. Boyd	cosponsor
J. Dotson	cosponsor
J. Mayberry	cosponsor
Joey Carr	cosponsor
K. Brown	cosponsor
Long	cosponsor
Lundstrum	cosponsor
M. Brown	cosponsor
M. Johnson	cosponsor
McClure	cosponsor
McGrew	cosponsor
McNair	cosponsor
Milligan	cosponsor
N. Burkes	cosponsor
Nazarenko	cosponsor
Painter	cosponsor
Pearce	cosponsor
Puryear	cosponsor
R. Burkes	cosponsor
R. Scott Richardson	cosponsor
Ray	cosponsor
Rice	cosponsor
Richmond	cosponsor
Rose	cosponsor
Rye	cosponsor
S. Berry	cosponsor
Schulz	cosponsor
Steimel	cosponsor
Stone	cosponsor
Torres	cosponsor
Underwood	cosponsor
Unger	cosponsor
Vaught	cosponsor
Wooten	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 5, 2025, 3:20 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Feb 5, 2025, 4:05 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Feb 20, 2025, 8:00 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Feb 20, 2025, 8:00 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 20, 2025, 12:21 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 20, 2025, 12:22 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Mar 10, 2025, 8:01 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
Mar 10, 2025, 8:01 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 10, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 10, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Mar 12, 2025, 8:03 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 3
Mar 12, 2025, 8:03 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 12, 2025, 1:36 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 12, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Apr 8, 2025, 4:35 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and adopted. ·
Apr 10, 2025, 2:04 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Apr 10, 2025, 3:53 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Apr 10, 2025, 6:43 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
Apr 14, 2025, 4:26 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 15, 2025, 2:13 p.m. CT	House	Read and adopted and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 15, 2025, 2:13 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as Adopted
Apr 15, 2025, 6:52 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as adopted
Apr 15, 2025, 6:53 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 16, 2025, 7:31 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 16, 2025, 7:31 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 22, 2025, 4:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Approved by the Governor.

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 12, 2025, 3:30 p.m. CT	Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 10, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 14, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House State Agencies - Governmental Affairs Committee · Committee Room 151	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 15, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by J. Payton, filed Feb 19, 2025, 2:39 p.m. CT; S2 (Senate) by J. Payton, filed Mar 6, 2025, 10:12 a.m. CT; S3 (Senate) by J. Payton, filed Mar 11, 2025, 12:45 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	J. Payton	Feb 19, 2025, 2:39 p.m. CT
S2	Senate	J. Payton	Mar 6, 2025, 10:12 a.m. CT
S3	Senate	J. Payton	Mar 11, 2025, 12:45 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 14, 2025, 4:26 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Apr 8, 2025, 4:35 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1306

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 2:13:54 PM · arkleg

86Yea

10Nay

2Not voting

2Present

0Excused

Yea (86)

Nay (10)

Present (2)

David Whitaker (D)
Tara Shephard (D)

Not voting (2)

Glenn Barnes (D)
Kenneth B. Ferguson (D)

Senate · RCS 1139

Thursday, April 10, 2025 2:03:50 PM · arkleg

28Yea

7Nay

0Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (28)

Nay (7)

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In the News

News stories that mention SJR11, found by bill number and title words and filtered for Arkansas coverage. Checked about every 12 hours for bills people follow.

Ballot measure proposes expanding Arkansas constitution’s right to bear arms
Arkansas Advocate · Oct 30, 2026
Arkansas Issues 1, 2 would address voting and gun rights with constitutional amendments - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Oct 4, 2026
Arkansas voters to decide on three constitutional amendments in 2026 addressing the right to bear arms, a citizenship requirement for voting, and the creation of economic development districts
Ballotpedia News · Apr 18, 2025
State Senate passes resolution on amendment specifying Arkansans’ right to bear arms - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Apr 10, 2025
Senate advances right to bear arms amendment; Senate leader says prison funding likely stalled
Talk Business & Politics · Apr 10, 2025

Last checked Nov 12, 2026, 7:47 p.m. CT.

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