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Arkansas HouseSB547

TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT THAT A HOMESCHOOLED STUDENT LIVE WITHIN A CERTAIN RADIUS OF A PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR PURPOSES OF PARTICIPATING IN AN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY.

Passed 58–25Crossed party lines

What it does: Removes the requirement that a homeschooled student live within 25 miles of a private school to take part in its interscholastic activities, keeping the notice and academic eligibility requirements. (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.

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The tally

Yes 58 · No 25 · Not voting 6 · Present 11

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting / present
Democrats0161 / 2
Republicans5895 / 9

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 9 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (100)

Yes 58

No 25

Present 11

Not voting 6

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.