SB539 (2019)

Title: Arkansas Tax Credit Scholarship Act
Summary: This bill creates a school choice program for low income students by providing them a scholarship for educational expenses towards a nonpublic school that best fits the student. Family Council Action Committee supports school choice and supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 21-10. It failed in the House Education Committee.
Outcome: Failed to Pass

Name

How They Voted

Voting to Override a Veto

Sen. Bob Ballinger*

Yes

Sen. Cecile Bledsoe*

Yes

Sen. Will Bond*

No

Sen. Ronald Caldwell

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. Eddie Cheatham*

No

Sen. Linda Chesterfield

No

Sen. Alan Clark

Yes

Sen. John Cooper*

NotVoting/Absent

Sen. Breanne Davis

No

Sen. Jonathan Dismang

Yes

Sen. Lance Eads*

Yes

Sen. Joyce Elliott*

No

Sen. Jane English

Yes

Sen. Scott Flippo

Yes

Sen. Stephanie Flowers

Present

Sen. Trent Garner*

Yes

Sen. Kim Hammer

Present

Sen. Jim Hendren*

Yes

Sen. Bart Hester

Yes

Sen. Jimmy Hickey

Yes

Sen. Ricky Hill

Yes

Sen. Keith Ingram*

No

Sen. Missy Irvin

Yes

Sen. Blake Johnson

Yes

Sen. Mark Johnson

Yes

Sen. Greg Leding

No

Sen. Bruce Maloch*

No

Sen. Mathew Pitsch*

Yes

Sen. Jason Rapert*

Yes

Sen. Terry Rice

Yes

Sen. Bill Sample*

Yes

Sen. Gary Stubblefield

Yes

Sen. James Sturch*

No

Sen. Larry Teague*

No

Sen. David Wallace

Yes