Arkansas House Rejects Bill Legalizing No-Fault Divorce

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On Wednesday the Arkansas House of Representatives soundly rejected H.B. 1697 by Rep. Ashley Hudson (D – Little Rock), Rep. Andrew Collins (D – Little Rock), and Sen. Greg Leding (D – Fayetteville).

This bad bill would permit no-fault divorce in Arkansas.

Under current law, couples in Arkansas can divorce in cases such as infidelity, abuse, following a lengthy separation, and other circumstances.

H.B. 1697 would permit divorce due to irreconcilable differences, discord, or conflict of personalities regardless of whether or not the husband or wife is at fault.

The bill only received 31 votes in favor of it.

Fifty-eight representatives voted against the bill. Two voted “Present.”

Reps. Pilkington (R – Russellville), Dotson (R – Bentonville), and Breaux (R – Holiday Island) all spoke against this bad bill. Reps. Dalby (R – Texarkana) and Cozart (R – Hot Springs) spoke in favor of the bill.

Below is a breakdown of the vote on H.B. 1697.

Voted For H.B. 1697

  • F. Allen
  • Christiansen
  • Clowney
  • A. Collins
  • Cozart
  • Dalby
  • Ennett
  • Eubanks
  • K. Ferguson
  • D. Ferguson
  • Fielding
  • D. Garner
  • Godfrey
  • M. Gray
  • Haak
  • Hillman
  • M. Hodges
  • Hudson
  • Jett
  • Love
  • Magie
  • McCullough
  • Murdock
  • Nicks
  • Perry
  • Richardson
  • Scott
  • Springer
  • Wardlaw
  • Warren
  • D. Whitaker

Voted Against H.B. 1697

  • Barker
  • Beatty Jr.
  • Beck
  • Bentley
  • S. Berry
  • M. Berry
  • Boyd
  • Bragg
  • Breaux
  • Brooks
  • Brown
  • Bryant
  • Carr
  • Cloud
  • Coleman
  • C. Cooper
  • Crawford
  • Deffenbaugh
  • Dotson
  • Evans
  • C. Fite
  • L. Fite
  • Fortner
  • Furman
  • Gazaway
  • Gonzales
  • Hawks
  • Holcomb
  • L. Johnson
  • Ladyman
  • Lowery
  • Lundstrum
  • Lynch
  • Maddox
  • J. Mayberry
  • McClure
  • McCollum
  • M. McElroy
  • McGrew
  • McKenzie
  • McNair
  • S. Meeks
  • Penzo
  • Pilkington
  • Ray
  • Richmond
  • Rye
  • Slape
  • B. Smith
  • S. Smith
  • Speaks
  • Tollett
  • Tosh
  • Underwood
  • Vaught
  • Watson
  • Womack
  • Wooten

Voted “Present” on H.B. 1697

  • Payton
  • Wing

Did Not Vote

  • Cavenaugh
  • M. Davis
  • Eaves
  • V. Flowers
  • Hollowell
  • Jean
  • Miller
  • Milligan
  • Shepherd

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Watch: Tony Perkins, Rev. Franklin Graham, and Rep. Robin Lundstrum

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On Wednesday evening Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, Rev. Franklin Graham, and Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R – Springdale) joined together to discuss Arkansas’ SAFE Act (H.B. 1570) and pray that Governor Asa Hutchinson will sign this good bill into law.

H.B. 1570 by Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R – Springdale) and Sen. Alan Clark (R – Lonsdale) prohibits gender-reassignment procedures on children in Arkansas.

Gender-reassignment surgeries can leave children sterilized and scarred for life. Medical researchers do not know the long term effects these procedures and therapies can have on kids. That is why many people equate them with experimenting on children.

H.B. 1570 will protect children in Arkansas from these dangerous procedures.

You can watch the video of Wednesday night’s virtual prayer meeting below or at prayvotestand.org.

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