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AR SB728

Bill

Status

Failed

10/15/2021

Primary Sponsor

Joyce Elliott

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Origin

Senate

93rd General Assembly (2021 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arkansas Code §§ 7-2-102 through 7-2-105 to reestablish the boundaries of Arkansas's four congressional districts based on 2020 decennial census data.

  • First Congressional District comprises 32 counties (Arkansas, Baxter, Chicot, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Desha, Faulkner, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Lonoke, Mississippi, Poinsett, Prairie, Randolph, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, White, Woodruff, and others) plus specified voting districts in Jefferson and Searcy counties.

  • Second Congressional District includes Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland, Crittenden, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Jefferson, Lee, Lincoln, Monroe, Ouachita, Phillips, Pulaski, St. Francis, and Union counties.

  • Third Congressional District contains Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Marion, Newton, and Washington counties, plus specified voting districts in Crawford, Newton, Searcy, and Sebastian counties.

  • Fourth Congressional District comprises Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Drew, Franklin, Garland, Grant, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Little River, Logan, Madison, Miller, Montgomery, Nevada, Perry, Pike, Polk, Pope, Saline, Scott, Sebastian, Sevier, and Yell counties, plus specified voting districts in Crawford, Jefferson, Newton, and Sebastian counties.

Legislative Description

Concerning The Establishment Of The Four Congressional Districts In Arkansas Based Upon The Most Recent Census Data.

Last Action

Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

10/15/2021

Committee Referrals

State Agencies & Governmental Affairs9/29/2021

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