See How Your Rep. Voted: Legislature Passes Pro-Life Ultrasound Bill

On Monday the Arkansas House of Representatives passed S.B. 85 by a vote of 74 to 14.

This good bill by Sen. Cecile Bledsoe (R – Rogers) and Rep. Joe Cloud (R – Russellville) requires an abortionist to show an ultrasound image of the unborn baby to the pregnant woman before an abortion.

Currently, Arkansas law says an abortionist must offer to let the woman see the ultrasound image. S.B. 85 would require the abortionist to show and explain the ultrasound image to the woman.

Research indicates that some women are less likely to have an abortion once they see an ultrasound image of their unborn child.

That means pro-life bills like S.B. 85 can help further decrease the number of abortions in Arkansas.

S.B. 85 is a good, pro-life bill. It now goes to the governor to become law.

Below is a breakdown of how the Arkansas House of Representatives voted on S.B. 85.

Voted FOR S.B. 85

  • 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
  • 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

Voted AGAINST S.B. 85

  • F. Allen
  • Clowney
  • A. Collins
  • Ennett
  • D. Ferguson
  • V. Flowers
  • D. Garner
  • Godfrey
  • Hudson
  • Love
  • McCullough
  • Scott
  • Springer
  • D. Whitaker

Did Not Vote

  • K. Ferguson
  • Fielding
  • M. Gray
  • M. Hodges
  • Magie
  • Miller
  • Murdock
  • Nicks
  • Perry
  • Richardson
  • Shepherd
  • Wooten

See How Your Representative Voted on Protecting Fairness in Girls’ Sports

On Monday the Arkansas House of Representatives passed S.B. 354.

This good bill by Sen. Missy Irvin (R – Mountain View) and Rep. Sonia Barker (R -Smackover) would prevent male student athletes from competing against girls in women’s athletics. This would protect fairness for girls’ sports at school in Arkansas.

The bill passed by a vote of 75 to 18, with seven state representatives not voting. It has been sent to Gov. Hutchinson to become law.

Below is a breakdown of how each state representative voted on S.B. 354.

Voted FOR S.B. 354

  • 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
  • D. Garner
  • Gazaway
  • Gonzales
  • M. Gray
  • Haak
  • Hawks
  • Hillman
  • Holcomb
  • Hollowell
  • Jean
  • 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

Voted AGAINST S.B. 354

  • F. Allen
  • Clowney
  • A. Collins
  • Ennett
  • D. Ferguson
  • Fielding
  • V. Flowers
  • Godfrey
  • M. Hodges
  • Hudson
  • Love
  • Magie
  • McCullough
  • Perry
  • Richardson
  • Scott
  • Springer
  • D. Whitaker

Did Not Vote

  • K. Ferguson
  • Jett
  • Miller
  • Murdock
  • Nicks
  • Shepherd
  • Wooten

Senate Public Health Committee Advances Informed-Consent Bill for RU-486

On Monday the Senate Public Health Committee passed H.B. 1572 by Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R – Springdale) and Sen. Scott Flippo (R – Mountain Home).

As we have written before, this good bill outlines the informed-consent process for chemical abortion drugs like the RU-486 regimen.

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 ensure women get all the facts about chemical abortion — including its risks, consequences, and pro-life alternatives.

This will help save the lives of unborn children. H.B. 1572 now goes to the entire Arkansas Senate for consideration.

Read The Bill Here.