6 days ago · Arkansas Senate passes bill to end affirmative action, bill headed to House Rep. Mary Bentley (R-Perryville) is one of the bill’s sponsors. “It is time for Arkansas to move forward and time for Arkansas to catch up with the law and to eliminate state-sanctioned discrimination and preferential treatment,” Bentley said.

5 days ago · A bill to ban state-run affirmative action programs has advanced through another legislative hurdle. Senate Bill 3 received approval from the House Thursday with a vote of 64-27. The bill is sponsored by state Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesboro and Rep. Mary Bentley, R-Perryville. It now returns to the ...

Feb 4, 2025 · ARKANSAS (KSLA) - The Arkansas State Senate recently passed a bill that would end Affirmative Action in state government. Senate Bill 3 would repeal the requirement that state procurement proposals must include language that encourages minority participation.

Jan 30, 2025 · On Wednesday afternoon at the Capitol, Arkansas’s four Black state senators gave impassioned speeches against a bill that would “end discrimination” in the state by removing a number of race- and...

Jan 30, 2025 · – The Arkansas Senate passed a bill aimed at ending affirmative action programs in state and local government. State Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Jonesboro), the bill’s sponsor, says this bill brings Arkansas up to date with President Donald Trump’s executive order ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the federal government.

5 days ago · LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Thursday afternoon, members of the Arkansas House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 3, which would end affirmative action programs across the state.

Apr 6, 2023 · The bill rejected Wednesday on a bipartisan 51-27 vote would have prohibited state and local governments from granting preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity and national origin. It also would have applied to public schools and institutions of …

Feb 5, 2025 · House committee advances anti-affirmative action bill. Today at 2:26 p.m. | Updated February 5, 2025 at 7:54 p.m.

Affirmative action in Arkansas refers to the steps taken by employers and universities in Arkansas to increase the proportions of historically disadvantaged minority groups at those institutions.

Mar 9, 2023 · LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate on Thursday narrowly approved legislation aimed at ending affirmative action by state and local agencies, despite warnings that the move would threaten a host of programs ranging from health initiatives to support for historically Black colleges.