2025 Bill Tracker
Welcome to Opportunity Arkansas’s bill tracker, where we closely monitor key pieces of legislation.
This tracker will be updated on a regular basis throughout legislative session to reflect new bills being filed and changes to the status of existing bills.
All bills are scored on a letter grading system by Opportunity Arkansas staff according to the following criteria:
AÂ = Entirely moves Arkansas in the right direction
BÂ = Mostly moves Arkansas in the right direction, but could use some slight improvements
CÂ = A mixed bag, with some good and some not-so-good provisions
DÂ = Mostly moves Arkansas in the wrong direction
FÂ = Entirely moves Arkansas in the wrong direction
N/AÂ = Not applicable (e.g. in the case of shell bills that have not been fully drafted yet)
We are generally tracking and scoring bills that fall within our six major policy areas, as outlined on our Roadmap to Opportunity 2023.
If we are missing bills of importance that you think we should weigh in on, please drop us a note on our Contact page.
94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY (2023)
| Bill No. | Description | Latest Activity | Lead Sponsor | Status | Rating | Analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SB473 | Restricts unions from deducting dues from paychecks | 04/12/2023 | Sen. Bryant & Rep. Hodges | Signed into Law | A | More Info | This would prohibit unions from deducting dues from paychecks, and require union applications to contain notice of a public school employees' right to refrain from joining a union. |
| 2 | SB575 | Creates a mobile app to improve transparency around the parole processing | 04/13/2023 | Sen. M. Johnson | Signed into Law | B | More Info | This would create a mobile app to provide important information about inmates being considered for parole. |
| 3 | SB478 | Expands waterways grants and tax incentives | 04/13/2023 | Sen. Dismang & Rep. Eaves | Signed into Law | D | More Info | This would repeal the existing River Navigation Fund, but would create corporate giveaway incentives through additional grant funding and a net waterways income tax credit, pushing away the prospect of an income tax repeal. |
This tracker is updated twice per week, typically on Wednesdays and Friday afternoons. Please check back regularly for new movement and new bill filings.
