Senate News

  • EFA Accounts Funded Through 2025-2026 School Year

    Download DOC LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Legislative Council voted to fund the Educational Freedom Accounts (EFA) through the rest of the 2025-2026 school year.  The accounts can be used to offset the expenses of home school materials or go toward tuition at an accredited private or parochial school in Arkansas.  Currently, over 44,000 Arkansas students are participating in the program this school year. […]

    28 Jan 2026 Weekly Updates
  • ADE announced $14.7 Million Federal Grant

    Download DOC LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) announced a new $14.7 million federal grant aimed at strengthening early childhood education and expanding access to high-quality learning programs across the state. The federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is for the Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five.  […]

    21 Jan 2026 Weekly Updates
  • Acts Effective on January 1, 2026

    Download DOC LITTLE ROCK – Most laws from the regular 2025 legislative session become effective 90 days after the Legislature adjourns sine die, some include language that make them effective on a certain date, and some officially became law on January 1st. One of the most impactful new laws is Act 1008, the removal of […]

    14 Jan 2026 Weekly Updates
  • Year in Review

    Download DOC LITTLE ROCK – This past regular session both the Senate and House filed over 1,600 bills.  Of those bills, 1,026 passed both chambers and were signed into law by the governor.  Here are a few bills that stand out for the 2025 Regular Session. Act 140 of 2025, known as the “Healthy Moms, […]

    07 Jan 2026 Weekly Updates