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House Committee Passes Bill Protecting Fairness in Women’s Sports

Mar 18, 2021Jerry Cox1 CommentLGBTArkansas Legislature, LGBT

*Rep. Barker and Family Council’s Ken Yang testify in favor of S.B. 354 in the House Education Committee.*

On Thursday the House Education Committee passed S.B. 354.

This good bill by Sen. Missy Irvin (R – Mountain View) and Rep. Sonia Barker (R – Smackover) preserves fairness in girls’ athletics at school.

S.B. 354 would protect girls from being forced to compete against biological males in girls’ athletics.

Letting biological males who identify as female compete against girls can rob female student athletes of opportunities for scholarships.

Time and again we have heard stories of biological males dominating women’s sports — especially athletics like track and field.

In some athletic events, it can even be dangerous.

S.B. 354 helps protect fairness in women’s sports in Arkansas.

The bill now goes to the entire Arkansas House of Representatives for consideration.

Arkansas House Passes Informed-Consent Bill for Abortion Drugs

Mar 18, 2021Jerry CoxAbortionAbortion, Arkansas Legislature, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

On Wednesday the Arkansas House of Representatives passed H.B. 1572 by a vote of 76 to 15.

This good bill by Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R – Springdale) and Sen. Scott Flippo (R – Mountain Home) outlines the informed-consent requirements for chemical abortions in Arkansas.

Arkansas’ current informed-consent laws for abortion are geared primarily for surgical abortion procedures. With the rise in chemical abortion drugs like RU-486, Arkansas law needs to be strengthened to address drug-induced abortion as well as surgical abortion.

H.B. 1572 will help make sure women get all the facts about chemical abortion — including its risks, consequences, and pro-life alternatives.

The bill now goes to the Arkansas Senate. Below is a breakdown of Wednesday’s vote on H.B. 1572.

Voted FOR H.B. 1572

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
Furman
Gazaway
Gonzales
M. Gray
Haak
Hawks
Hillman
Holcomb
Hollowell
Jean
Jett
L. Johnson
Ladyman
Lowery
Lundstrum
Lynch
Maddox
J. Mayberry
McClure
McCollum
M. McElroy
McGrew
McKenzie
McNair
S. Meeks
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 H.B. 1572

F. Allen
Clowney
A. Collins
Ennett
D. Ferguson
D. Garner
Godfrey
M. Hodges
Hudson
Love
Magie
McCullough
Richardson
Scott
D. Whitaker

Did Not Vote

K. Ferguson
Fielding
V. Flowers
Miller
Murdock
Nicks
Perry
Shepherd
Springer

Arkansas Senate Rejects Bill to Expand Public Drinking to Dry Counties

Mar 17, 2021Jerry CoxAlcohol, Public DrinkingAlcohol, Arkansas Legislature, Public Drinking

On Wednesday H.B. 1228 failed to pass in the Arkansas Senate.

This bad bill by Rep. Lee Johnson (R – Greenwood) and Sen. Breanne Davis (R – Russellville) lets cities in dry counties approve public drinking in “entertainment districts” adjacent to private clubs that sell alcohol.

Currently, cities and towns in wet counties can approve public drinking in entertainment districts.

H.B. 1228 would expand Arkansas’ alcohol laws to let people carry and consume alcohol on city streets and sidewalks in entertainment districts in dry counties.

H.B. 1228 failed in the Arkansas Senate with 12 votes in favor of it and 19 votes against it; four senators did not vote.

Sen. Davis moved to expunged the vote by which the bill failed — which may indicate she plans to make another attempt at passing this bad bill.

Below is a breakdown of Wednesday’s senate vote on H.B. 1228, the bill expanding public drinking to dry counties in Arkansas.