Arkansas House Public Health Committee Passes Bill to Prohibit Abortion

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On Tuesday the Arkansas House Public Health Committee passed S.B. 6 by Sen. Jason Rapert (R – Conway) and Rep. Mary Bentley (R – Perryville) prohibiting abortion in Arkansas.

The bill contains exceptions for medical emergencies in which the mother’s life is at stake.

This is a good bill that Family Council strongly supports.

If enacted, S.B. 6 would save thousands of unborn children every year and give the federal court system an opportunity to overturn Roe v. Wade and other pro-abortion decisions.

This is an opportunity for Arkansas to be a real leader in the effort to end abortion in America.

Many people have been saying for almost fifty years that abortion should be illegal. The time has come for us to make it so.

S.B. 6 now goes to the entire Arkansas House of Representatives.

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House Committee Advances Pro-Life City Legislation

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Family Council President Jerry Cox and Rep. Kendon Underwood testify in favor of H.B. 1544 before the House City, County, and Local Affairs Committee.

On Monday the House City, County, and Local Affairs Committee passed H.B. 1544 Rep. Kendon Underwood (R – Cave Springs) and Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R – Branch). The bill affirms the rights of cities and towns across Arkansas to declare themselves pro-life.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that cities can pass pro-life resolutions. H.B. 1544 affirms that right and helps outline how a city in Arkansas can exercise its right to declare itself pro-life.

The bill passed 12 to 6 in committee Monday. It now goes to the entire Arkansas House of Representatives.

Below is a breakdown of the committee vote on H.B. 1544.

Voted For H.B. 1544

  • Rep. Mike Holcomb
  • Rep. Frances Cavenaugh
  • Rep. Johnny Rye
  • Rep. Keith Slape
  • Rep. Richard McGrew
  • Rep. David Tollett
  • Rep. Howard Beaty
  • Rep. Delia Haak
  • Rep. John Carr
  • Rep. Kendon Underwood
  • Rep. Joshua Paul Bryant
  • Rep. Lanny Fite

Voted Against H.B. 1544

  • Rep. Mark Perry
  • Rep. Jamie Scott
  • Rep. Megan Godfrey
  • Rep. Andrew Collins
  • Rep. Tippi McCullough
  • Rep. Milton Nicks

Did Not Vote

  • Rep. Carol Dalby
  • Rep. Les Warren

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Legislation Clarifies Arkansas’ Video Voyeurism Law

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On Monday Rep. Jimmy Gazaway (R – Paragould) filed H.B. 1586 clarifying Arkansas’ law concerning video voyeurism.

The bill makes simple changes to state law that help clarify Arkansas’ video voyeurism statutes.

This is an issue that Family Council has worked on in the past.

In 2007 we helped secure passage of Act 187 strengthening Arkansas’ anti-voyeurism laws.

At the time, advances in technology had made it possible for voyeurs to take inappropriate pictures of people using cameras hidden in shoes, backpacks, and elsewhere. Act 187 of 2007 helped update Arkansas law to keep pace with changes in technology.

H.B. 1586 makes simple changes to Arkansas’ video voyeurism law that help clarify and strengthen the law even further.

Read The Bill Here.

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