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AR SMR1

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Official Source

Status

Passed

5/1/2024

Primary Sponsor

Clarke Tucker

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Origin

Senate

94th General Assembly (2024 Fiscal)

AI Summary

  • David Pryor, former Arkansas governor and U.S. Senator, passed away on April 20, 2024, at age 89 in Little Rock
  • Pryor served in the Arkansas House of Representatives (1960-1966), U.S. House of Representatives (1966-1973), as Governor (1974-1978), and in the U.S. Senate (1978-1997)
  • Key legislative achievements include investigating nursing homes leading to creation of the Select Committee on Aging and passing the Taxpayer Bill of Rights in 1988
  • After retiring from the Senate in 1997, Pryor remained active in public service including serving as inaugural dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service and Director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
  • The Senate expresses sincere condolences to Pryor's family and commends his outstanding contributions to Arkansas

Legislative Description

In Respectful Memory Of David Pryor, Former Governor Of Arkansas And United States Senator.

Last Action

Sine Die adjournment

5/10/2024

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