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RState Representative · District 91
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Arkansas House District 91
Bruce Cozart, a Republican from Hot Springs, represents Arkansas House District 91, which includes a portion of Garland County, and is serving his 7th term.[1]
He owns Bruce Cozart Construction, Inc., where he is a general contractor for commercial and residential buildings.[1] Cozart is a graduate of Lake Hamilton High School and a former member, and president, of the Lake Hamilton School Board.[1] He was elected president of the Arkansas Home Builders Association and is a past president of the Hot Springs Home Builders Association.[1]
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-19.
Bruce Cozart is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Arkansas House District 91 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
Creates a licensing system for naturopathic physicians overseen by a new Arkansas State Board of Natural Medicine, defining their scope of practice, education requirements, background checks, and unlicensed-practice prohibition.
Apr 15, 2025 · Failed 46–44 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Requires state agencies and political subdivisions to verify new hires through E-Verify, bars employing unauthorized aliens, and lets the Department of Labor and Licensing request verification records, with a 30-day cure period for noncompliance starting July 1, 2026.
Apr 10, 2025 · Passed 76–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Apr 21, 2026: Appropriates money for fiscal 2026-2027 for continuing-education and certification programs for county clerks, circuit clerks, county treasurers and collectors ($75,000 each) and county coroners ($125,000).
Apr 16, 2026 · Failed 30–52 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Removes concealed handgun licenses, college employee badges and public assistance cards from accepted voter ID, and excludes noncitizen licenses. Requires monthly checks of noncitizen license holders against voter rolls, with matches cancelled and referred to the Attorney General for prosecution.
Mar 20, 2025 · Failed 53–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Mar 11, 2025: Requires the Secretary of State not to count petition signatures gathered by a canvasser found, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have violated canvassing, perjury, forgery or fraud laws during the current election cycle. Takes effect immediately.
Mar 10, 2025 · Passed 62–29 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Lets the Attorney General reject proposed initiated acts and amendments whose text conflicts with the U.S. Constitution or a federal statute, and bars sponsors from submitting multiple conflicting petitions, except after a rejection or after the general election following a certification.
Feb 10, 2025 · Passed 62–30 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Creates a licensing system for naturopathic physicians overseen by a new Arkansas State Board of Natural Medicine, defining their scope of practice, education requirements, background checks, and unlicensed-practice prohibition.
Apr 15, 2025 · Failed 46–44 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Apr 15, 2025: Requires the Department of Human Services, with the Department of Education, to set up regional behavioral health programs by January 1, 2026, respond within 48 hours to school requests about students likely to injure themselves or others, develop management plans, and find funding.
Apr 14, 2025 · Passed 51–22 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Bans abortions sought solely because of the unborn child's race, requires providers to ask whether the woman knows the race and request her pregnancy records, and sets criminal, civil and license penalties. Takes effect only if the state's abortion bans are enjoined or amended.
Apr 16, 2025 · Passed 63–17 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
On the version voted Apr 15, 2025: Requires the Department of Human Services, with the Department of Education, to set up regional behavioral health programs by January 1, 2026, respond within 48 hours to school requests about students likely to injure themselves or others, develop management plans, and find funding.
Apr 14, 2025 · Passed 51–22 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Lets a school district or open-enrollment charter school allow a private school student to join an interscholastic activity there when the student's private school lacks that activity approved by the Arkansas Activities Association.
Apr 9, 2025 · Passed 56–32 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Lets students transfer to another public school within their resident district under the school choice laws, requires districts to adopt and post a transfer policy, and lets a district claim lack of capacity once 95% of grade-level seats are filled.
Apr 9, 2025 · Passed 59–30 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Requires crop residue burns to be reported to the Department of Agriculture and follow state smoke management guidelines, and shields those who comply from civil liability unless the claimant proves negligence.
Apr 3, 2025 · Failed 33–40 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Jan 23, 2025 · Passed 76–17 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Apr 28, 2026: Appropriates money for the Division of Environmental Quality for 2026-27, covering state and federal operations and programs for wastewater licensing, land reclamation, hazardous waste permits, abandoned mines and surface coal mining.
Apr 27, 2026 · Failed 66–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
TO REQUIRE THE DISPLAY OF GENDER INFORMATION ON AN ARKANSAS DRIVER’S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD.
Requires Arkansas driver's licenses and ID cards to state gender as "M" or "F", matching the applicant's identity document or, if it shows "X" or none, a form the applicant completes; bars "X" or blank entries; allows changes only with an amended birth certificate.
Mar 31, 2025 · Passed 82–8 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
TO AMEND THE EXCURSION TRAIN PERMIT TO INCLUDE EXCURSION BOATS.
Lets operators of excursion boats, as well as excursion trains, apply to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division for a permit to sell and serve alcoholic beverages on scheduled, fixed-route trips.
Feb 6, 2025 · Passed 63–17 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
TO CREATE A DESIGNATION FOR A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD.
Requires driver's license and ID card applicants to disclose whether they must register as sex offenders and their Level 3 or 4 classification, and adds a law-enforcement-identifiable designation to cards of those required to register and classified Level 3 or 4.
Apr 9, 2025 · Passed 84–6 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
On the version voted Apr 15, 2025: Bars cities from enforcing municipal building and zoning rules on county-owned property inside city limits that is used for a public purpose; the county must follow its own building and zoning rules there.
Apr 14, 2025 · Failed 32–41 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
Bars cities, towns and counties from banning short-term rentals or capping their number jurisdiction-wide, while letting them require permits with fees and owner contact information, and suspend permits after repeated violations or a felony at the rental.
Apr 8, 2025 · Failed 33–49Official record ↗
TO REQUIRE A COUNTY RECORDER TO VERIFY CERTAIN INFORMATION BEFORE RECORDING A DEED TO REAL ESTATE.
Bars county recorders from accepting a real estate deed unless the grantor, or someone signing for the grantor, appears in person with a valid photo ID, with exceptions for deeds presented by attorneys, real estate brokers, lenders, title agents, and government representatives.
Apr 14, 2025 · Passed 51–31 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Requires each public school district and charter school, starting in 2027-28, to install audio recording devices in locker rooms and changing rooms with posted notices, and keep recordings at least 90 days but no more than 12 months absent an allegation.
Apr 14, 2025 · Passed 71–21 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Allows private landowners, leaseholders and commercial businesses to use automatic license plate readers to monitor access to their property, limits their data retention to 60 days, bars selling the data, and requires a subpoena for government to compel its release.
Apr 9, 2025 · Passed 56–27 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Requires the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, by the 2026-27 school year, to add digital media standards to the K-12 library media standards, covering digital citizenship, digital wellness, internet safety, social media literacy and proper use of artificial intelligence.
Apr 7, 2025 · Passed 65–15 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
TO PROHIBIT LOBBYING FOR A COVERED FOREIGN ENTITY.
Bars people paid to lobby from lobbying for a covered foreign entity, defined to include parties on federal screening or entity lists and those based in or controlled by China or Russia, with penalties escalating from a fine to a felony.
Mar 31, 2025 · Passed 78–14 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Bars state agencies from using the term "West Bank" in official materials, with the stated intent of using "Judea and Samaria" instead; an agency's executive head may waive the bar and must explain the waiver to the legislature.
Apr 7, 2025 · Passed 79–11 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Apr 15, 2025: Bars state agencies from spending public funds on promotional items, such as pens, mugs, and clothing, that are made in China, and renames the subchapter on prohibited contracts to "Prohibited Actions by State Agencies."
Mar 18, 2025 · Passed 79–15 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 7 of 122 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Education & families (3), Jobs & cost of living (2), Health & care (1)
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE LICENSURE OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS.
What it does: Sets who may apply for an electrical inspector license (master or journeyman electricians, or certified inspectors with required experience) and requires newly hired licensed inspectors to attend a two-day state train…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 3–10, Republicans 35–28
Apr 15, 2025Official record ↗
TO CREATE THE NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN PRACTICE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSURE OF NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS IN ARKANSAS; AND TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF NATURAL MEDICINE.
What it does: Creates a licensing system for naturopathic physicians overseen by a new Arkansas State Board of Natural Medicine, defining their scope of practice, education requirements, background checks, and unlicensed-practice p…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–17, Republicans 46–27
Apr 15, 2025Official record ↗
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS; AND TO PROHIBIT A MUNICIPALITY FROM ENFORCING BUILDINGS AND ZONING REGULATIONS ON COUNTY PROPERTY.
What it does: On the version voted Apr 15, 2025: Bars cities from enforcing municipal building and zoning rules on county-owned property inside city limits that is used for a public purpose; the county must follow its own building…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 1–15, Republicans 31–26
Apr 14, 2025Official record ↗
AN ACT TO AMEND THE USE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING THAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AWARDED TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS UNDER THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF 2003.
What it does: Requires professional development funding above the $41-per-student base amount to be used by the state education division for professional learning communities that support implementing the LEARNS Act.
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 2–12, Republicans 59–13
Apr 10, 2025Official record ↗
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.
What it does: Lets students transfer to another public school within their resident district under the school choice laws, requires districts to adopt and post a transfer policy, and lets a district claim lack of capacity once 95%…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 1–17, Republicans 58–13
Apr 9, 2025Official record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
Against most of their party · Failed 46–44 · Yes 46–No 44 · Democrats 0–17, Republicans 46–27
Apr 15, 2025Official record ↗
With most of their party · Failed 53–25 · Yes 53–No 25 · Democrats 0–19, Republicans 53–6
Mar 20, 2025Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 62–29 · Yes 62–No 29 · Democrats 0–19, Republicans 62–10
Mar 10, 2025Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 51–22 · Yes 51–No 22 · Democrats 0–16, Republicans 51–6
Apr 14, 2025Official record ↗
TO RECONSTITUTE THE STATE LIBRARY BOARD.
With most of their party · Passed 60–29 · Yes 60–No 29 · Democrats 0–17, Republicans 60–12
Apr 15, 2025Official record ↗
TO CREATE THE BABY OLIVIA ACT.
With most of their party · Failed 21–58 · Yes 21–No 58 · Democrats 18–0, Republicans 3–58
Feb 6, 2025Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 62–30 · Yes 62–No 30 · Democrats 0–17, Republicans 62–13
Feb 10, 2025Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 65–27 · Yes 65–No 27 · Democrats 0–19, Republicans 65–8
Feb 25, 2025Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
Motion: Read the third time and failed.
Appropriates $550,000 for fiscal 2026-27 to pay the Educational Television Division's Public Broadcasting Service membership dues, matched one-to-one with private donations that must be certified before funds are paid.
Motion: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Motion: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Appropriates money for salaries, extra help and operations of Department of Health licensing boards, including the medical, nursing, pharmacy, optometry, psychology and social work boards, for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
Motion: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Appropriates money for the State Insurance Department for the 2026-27 fiscal year, covering operations, fraud investigation, prepaid funeral programs, continuing education and state and public school employee claims.
Motion: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Sets 2026-27 revenue allocations to state funds, including $6.64 billion in the first allocation tier, and transfers $100 million to a Medicaid set-aside, $70 million to a Children's Educational Freedom Account set-aside, and other amounts to reserve set-asides.
Motion: Read the third time and failed.
Appropriates $550,000 for fiscal 2026-27 to pay the Educational Television Division's Public Broadcasting Service membership dues, matched one-to-one with private donations that must be certified before funds are paid.
Motion: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Sets 2026-27 revenue allocations to state funds, including $6.64 billion in the first allocation tier, and transfers $100 million to a Medicaid set-aside, $70 million to a Children's Educational Freedom Account set-aside, and other amounts to reserve set-asides.
Motion: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Sets 2026-27 revenue allocations to state funds, including $6.64 billion in the first allocation tier, and transfers $100 million to a Medicaid set-aside, $70 million to a Children's Educational Freedom Account set-aside, and other amounts to reserve set-asides.
Motion: Read the third time and failed.
On the version voted Apr 29, 2026: Appropriates $550,000 for fiscal 2026-27 to pay the Educational Television Division's Public Broadcasting Service membership dues, matched one-to-one with private donations that must be certified before funds are paid.
Motion: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Appropriates money from the Public School Fund for the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education for 2026-27, including about $3.66 billion in the main section, the school computer network, Office of Education Renewal Zones, and sexual risk avoidance education.
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