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Arkansas House Rejects Bill Legalizing No-Fault Divorce

Apr 1, 2021Jerry CoxMarriageArkansas Legislature, Divorce, Marriage

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

House Committee Passes Bad Bill Permitting No-Fault Divorce in Arkansas

Mar 31, 2021Jerry CoxMarriageArkansas Legislature, Divorce, Marriage

On Tuesday the House Judiciary Committee passed 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 permits 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 if the husband or wife is at fault.

Arkansas already has a high divorce rate. We should pass laws encouraging people to stay married rather than making it even easier to end marriages in our state.

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

No-Fault Divorce Legislation Filed

Mar 11, 2021Jerry CoxMarriageArkansas Legislature, Marriage

On Thursday Rep. Ashley Hudson (D – Little Rock), Rep. Andrew Collins (D – Little Rock), and Sen. Greg Leding (D – Fayetteville) filed H.B. 1697.

This is a bad bill permitting no-fault divorce in Arkansas.

Under current law, couples in Arkansas can divorces 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 if the husband or wife is at fault.

Arkansas already has a high divorce rate. We don’t need to pass laws making it even easier to get a divorce.

Instead of passing laws helping people end their marriages, what if we took steps to encourage couples to work through their differences? Wouldn’t policies like that do more to help families than no-fault divorce legislation?

Read The Bill Here.