On Monday the Arkansas House of Representatives passed S.B. 527. The bill previously passed the Arkansas Senate with overwhelming support.
This good bill by Sen. Ben Gilmore (R – Crossett) and Rep. Mary Bentley (R – Perryville) requires abortion facilities to have transfer agreements with hospitals, and it fixes a flawed definition in a pro-life law passed in 2019.
S.B. 527 is similar to a Kentucky law that survived a legal challenge.
This is a good bill that will help protect women who are victims of botched abortions. Abortion carries a number of serious risks — including risk of laceration, hemorrhaging, and death.
Legislation like S.B. 527 helps protect women in the event of complications from a dangerous abortion procedure.
The bill now goes to the governor to become law.
Voted FOR S.B. 527
- Barker
- Beatty Jr.
- Beck
- Bentley
- S. Berry
- M. Berry
- Boyd
- Bragg
- Breaux
- Brooks
- Brown
- Bryant
- Carr
- Cavenaugh
- Christiansen
- Cloud
- Coleman
- C. Cooper
- Cozart
- Crawford
- Dalby
- M. Davis
- Deffenbaugh
- Dotson
- Eaves
- Eubanks
- Evans
- C. Fite
- L. Fite
- Fortner
- Gazaway
- Gonzales
- Haak
- Hawks
- Hillman
- Holcomb
- Hollowell
- Jean
- Jett
- L. Johnson
- Lowery
- Lundstrum
- Lynch
- Maddox
- J. Mayberry
- McClure
- McCollum
- M. McElroy
- McGrew
- McKenzie
- McNair
- S. Meeks
- Miller
- Milligan
- Payton
- Penzo
- Pilkington
- Ray
- Richmond
- Rye
- Slape
- B. Smith
- S. Smith
- Speaks
- Tollett
- Tosh
- Underwood
- Vaught
- Wardlaw
- Warren
- Watson
- Wing
- Womack
- Wooten
Voted AGAINST S.B. 527
- F. Allen
- Clowney
- A. Collins
- Ennett
- D. Ferguson
- V. Flowers
- D. Garner
- Godfrey
- M. Hodges
- Hudson
- McCullough
- Murdock
- Scott
- Springer
- D. Whitaker
Voted “Present”
- M. Gray
- Love
Did Not Vote
- K. Ferguson
- Fielding
- Furman
- Ladyman
- Magie
- Nicks
- Perry
- Richardson
- Shepherd
