Arkansas HouseSB303
TO ALLOW A RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PERMIT A PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITY AT THE RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Passed 56–32Crossed party lines
What it does: 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. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
The tally
Yes 56 · No 32 · Not voting 9 · Present 3
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting / present |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 1 | 16 | 1 / 1 |
| Republicans | 55 | 16 | 8 / 2 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 17 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Bart SchulzR28No
- DeAnn VaughtR87No
- Dolly HenleyR88No
- Harlan BreauxR6No
- James EatonR26No
- Jeff WardlawR94No
- Jeremy WooldridgeR1No
- Jim WootenR59No
- Joey CarrR34No
- John MaddoxR86No
- Mary BentleyR54No
- R.J. HawkR81No
- Ron McNairR5No
- Scott RichardsonR13No
- Shad PearceR40No
- Stetson PainterR3No
- Tracy SteeleD72Yes
The full roll (100)
Yes 56
- Aaron PilkingtonR45
- Alyssa BrownR41
- Brad HallR24
- Brandon AchorR71
- Brit McKenzieR7
- Bruce CozartR91
- Cameron CooperR57
- Chad PuryearR25
- Cindy CrawfordR51
- David RayR69
- Dwight ToshR38
- Fran CavenaughR30
- Hope DukeR12
- Howard BeatyR95
- Jack LadymanR32
- Jason NazarenkoR4
- Jeremiah MooreR61
- John CarrR15
- Johnny RyeR36
- Jon EubanksR46
- Justin GonzalesR89
- Karilyn BrownR67
- Keith BrooksR78
- Kendon UnderwoodR16
- Kendra MooreR23
- Lee JohnsonR47
- Marcus RichmondR52
- Mark McElroyR62
- Matt BrownR55
- Matthew ShepherdR97
- Mike HolcombR93
- Mindy McAlindonR10
- Nick BurkesR14
- Paul ChildressR83
- Randy TorresR17
- Rebecca BurkesR11
- Richard McGrewR85
- Richard WomackR90
- Rick BeckR43
- Rick McClureR29
- Robin LundstrumR18
- Roger LynchR60
- Ryan RoseR48
- Sonia BarkerR96
- Stephen MeeksR42
- Steve HollowellR37
- Steve UngerR19
- Steven WalkerR27
- Tony FurmanR82
- Tracy SteeleD72
- Trey SteimelR2
- Wade AndrewsR98
- Wayne LongR39
- Zack GramlichR50
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
No 32
- Andrew CollinsD73
- Ashley HudsonD75
- Bart SchulzR28
- David WhitakerD22
- DeAnn VaughtR87
- Denise EnnettD80
- Denise GarnerD20
- Diana Gonzales WorthenD9
- Dolly HenleyR88
- Fred AllenD77
- Glenn BarnesD65
- Harlan BreauxR6
- James EatonR26
- Jay RichardsonD49
- Jeff WardlawR94
- Jeremy WooldridgeR1
- Jessie McGruderD35
- Jim WootenR59
- Joey CarrR34
- John MaddoxR86
- Joy SpringerD76
- Mark PerryD66
- Mary BentleyR54
- Nicole ClowneyD21
- R.J. HawkR81
- Ron McNairR5
- Scott RichardsonR13
- Shad PearceR40
- Stetson PainterR3
- Steve MagieD56
- Tara ShephardD79
- Tippi McCulloughD74
Present 3
- Carol DalbyR100
- Ken FergusonD64
- Les WarrenR84
Not voting 9
- Brian EvansR68
- Jimmy GazawayR31
- Jon MilliganR33
- Julie MayberryR92
- Lane JeanR99
- Les EavesR58
- Lincoln BarnettD63
- Matt DuffieldR53
- Former memberR
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.