ArkansasTO PROHIBIT RACE-SELECTION ABORTION IN THIS STATE; AND TO CREATE THE RACE DISCRIMINATION BY ABORTION PROHIBITION ACT.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Apr 23Notification that SB591 is now Act 973Became Law
- Apr 16DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.To Governor
- Apr 16Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
- Apr 16ORDERED ENROLLED
- Apr 16Returned from the House as passed.
- Apr 16Returned to the Senate as passed.
- Apr 16Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.Passed House
- Apr 15Returned by the Committee Do PassMinor
- Apr 10Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSEMinor
- Apr 10RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
- Apr 10Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
- Apr 10Read the third time and passed.Passed Senate
- Apr 10Rules suspended.
- Apr 9REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- Apr 9Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- Apr 9Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
- Apr 9Rules suspended.
- Apr 8Motion to Expunge the Vote by which SB591 failed. Motion Carried.
- Apr 8Read the third time and failed.Minor
- Apr 7Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do PassMinor
- Mar 31Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATEMinor
- Mar 31FiledIntroduced