Senate Passes Measure Authorizing Pro-Life Monument On Arkansas Capitol Grounds

On Wednesday the Arkansas Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill placing a pro-life monument at the Arkansas Capitol.

S.B. 307 by Sen. Kim Hammer (R – Benton) and Rep. Mary Bentley (R – Perryville) authorizes a monument on the state capitol grounds commemorating the unborn children whose lives were lost in abortion.

The bill estimates that between 1973 and 2022, at least 236,243 unborn children were aborted in Arkansas.

S.B. 307 authorizes a privately-funded monument “as a memorial to the lives lost from 1973 to 2022 due to the decisions of the United States Supreme Court, and as a constant reminder of our duty to protect the life of every innocent human person, no matter how young or old, or how helpless and vulnerable that person may be.”

This good memorial will honor the lives of unborn children lost to abortion on demand.

S.B. 307 now goes to the Arkansas House of Representatives.

The Following Senators Voted For S.B. 307

• J. Boyd
• J. Bryant
• Caldwell
• A. Clark
• Crowell
• B. Davis
• Dees
• J. Dotson
• J. English
• Flippo
• Gilmore
• K. Hammer
• Hester
• Hill
• B. Johnson
• M. Johnson
• M. McKee
• J. Payton
• C. Penzo
• J. Petty
• Rice
• Stone
• G. Stubblefield
• D. Sullivan
• D. Wallace

The Following Senators Voted Against S.B. 307

• L. Chesterfield
• J. Dismang
• S. Flowers
• G. Leding
• F. Love
• R. Murdock
• C. Tucker

The Following Senator Voted “Present” On S.B. 307

• Hickey

The Following Senators Did Not Vote On S.B. 307

• Irvin
• B. King