The Ninety-Forth Arkansas General Assembly is the legislative body of the state of Arkansas in 2023 and 2024. The
Arkansas Senate and
Arkansas House of Representatives
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were both controlled by the
Republicans
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Political ideology
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. In the Senate, 29 senators were Republicans and 6 were
Democrats. In the House, 82 representatives were Republicans and 18 were Democrats.
Sessions
*The Regular Session of the 94th General Assembly opened on January 9, 2023. It adjourned
sine die on May 1, 2023.
*A special session was called by
Governor of Arkansas
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders to begin September 11, 2023 to consider tax cuts and changes to the
Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) law. It ended after four days.
Major events
The special session ended with an amendment to the FOIA law exempting information regarding travel on the state airplane, operated by the
Arkansas State Police for use by the Governor of Arkansas and other constitutional officers. Several other provisions proposed by the governor to be exempted from FOIA, including deliberations among state officials, policy recommendations, and other information, were withdrawn after receiving broad bipartisan opposition.
Major legislation
The legislature passed 889 new laws during the regular session. The signature legislation included Governor Sanders' campaign priorities of education reform (Arkansas Learns Act), tax cuts, and
culture war issues like
transgender rights to
book access at libraries.
Senate
Leadership
Officers
Floor Leaders
Senators
House of Representatives
Leadership
Officers
Floor Leaders
Representatives
References
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