Keith Brooks

Voted to pass House Bill 1965, which sets up grants and loans to help food shops open where fresh food is hard to buy. The Arkansas House passed it 58-28 and it became Act 870 of 2025.

April 7, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored HB1626, which became Act 658 and amended the process for disclosing a public employee's gross salary under the Freedom of Information Act.

April 12, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption

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Sponsored HB1964, which became Act 825 and moved the Child Welfare Ombudsman and Juvenile Ombudsman divisions to the Department of Inspector General.

April 17, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted to pass House Bill 1974, which tells government employers to check new hires through E-Verify. The Arkansas House passed it 76-20 and it became Act 948 of 2025.

April 10, 2025Opposes Immigration

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 426, the Defense Against Criminal Illegals Act, which adds prison time for violent crimes by people here illegally. The Arkansas House passed it 73-20 and it became Act 654 of 2025.

April 9, 2025Opposes Immigration

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Sponsored a law that raised Arkansas's basic per-student school funding from $7,618 to $8,162 for the 2025-26 school year, and to $8,037 for 2026-27 and later years. It also raised funding for alternative learning programs and for students learning English (House Bill 1312, Act 909 of 2025).

April 21, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 406, which bars recording a deed unless the person giving up the land shows photo ID. The Arkansas House passed it 51-31 and it became Act 752 of 2025.

April 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 1017, which makes the state pay the whole cost of 12 weeks of maternity leave for public school staff. The Arkansas House passed it 68-19 and it became Act 904 of 2025.

April 9, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored a law that raised Arkansas's basic per-student school funding from $7,618 to $8,162 for the 2025-26 school year, and to $8,037 for 2026-27 and later years. It also raised funding for alternative learning programs and for students learning English (House Bill 1312, Act 909 of 2025).

April 21, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored HB1598, which became Act 474 and required a new Department of Education accountability system and removed public schools from ratings for specified school years.

April 8, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Was a primary House sponsor of SB349, which became Act 606 and adjusted public-school funding for reading practices and created an education ombudsman.

April 7, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 591, a standby law barring abortions sought because of the race of the fetus, not yet in force. The Arkansas House passed it 63-17 and it became Act 973 of 2025.

April 16, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 584, which applies statewide ballot petition rules to county and city petitions. The Arkansas House passed it 73-20 and it became Act 768 of 2025.

April 14, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass House Bill 1713, which bars ballot titles written above an eighth-grade reading level. The Arkansas House passed it 60-23 and it became Act 602 of 2025.

March 18, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 210, which requires petition signers to read or hear the ballot title in front of the canvasser. The Arkansas House passed it 57-33 and it became Act 274 of 2025.

March 10, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 209, which throws out every signature a canvasser collected if that canvasser broke petition law. The Arkansas House passed it 62-29 and it became Act 273 of 2025.

March 10, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 208, which makes petition canvassers check a signer's photo ID before taking their name. The Arkansas House passed it 70-24 and it became Act 240 of 2025.

February 25, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 211, which makes every petition canvasser file a sworn statement of compliance with the Secretary of State. The Arkansas House passed it 65-27 and it became Act 241 of 2025.

February 25, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 207, which makes petition canvassers warn each signer out loud that petition fraud is a crime. The Arkansas House passed it 67-26 and it became Act 218 of 2025.

February 24, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to pass House Bill 1866, Eli's Law, which requires audio recording devices in every school locker room from the 2027-2028 school year. The Arkansas House passed it 71-21 and it became Act 908 of 2025.

April 14, 2025Opposes Data Privacy

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Sponsored HB1626, which became Act 658 and amended the process for disclosing a public employee's gross salary under the Freedom of Information Act.

April 12, 2021Opposes Data Privacy

Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched August 7, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 486, which defines sex by biology and requires shared restrooms and sleeping rooms to be set aside for one sex. The Arkansas House passed it 60-22 and it became Act 955 of 2025.

April 16, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 520, which bars counties, cities and towns from running a diversity, equity and inclusion program. The Arkansas House passed it 68-22 and it became Act 747 of 2025.

April 14, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1017, which makes the state pay the whole cost of 12 weeks of maternity leave for public school staff. The Arkansas House passed it 68-19 and it became Act 904 of 2025.

April 9, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1365, which strips race and sex requirements from the membership of about twenty state boards. The Arkansas House passed it 60-24 and it became Act 938 of 2025.

April 3, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 296, which requires the county clerk's early voting site to sit in the county seat. The Arkansas House passed it 72-21 and it became Act 282 of 2025.

March 10, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 3, which bars state and local government from treating anyone better or worse because of race, sex or ethnicity. The Arkansas House passed it 65-27 and it became Act 116 of 2025.

February 6, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 364, which lets an unlicensed contractor sue a customer for the value of the work after paying fines. The Arkansas House passed it 66-23 and it became Act 750 of 2025.

April 14, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

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Led an Arkansas law easing state rules on health plans that several employers share through an association (House Bill 1714, Act 979 of 2021). It let those plans hold required reserves as a cash deposit or line of credit and dropped some disclosure and one-year-existence requirements.

April 28, 2021Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched August 7, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Joint Resolution 15, a proposed constitutional amendment letting lawmakers create economic development districts with public loans. The Arkansas House adopted it 74-21. Both chambers agreed, so it goes on the November 2026 ballot.

April 16, 2025

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 640, which ends the terms of every State Library Board member and lets the Governor appoint replacements. The Arkansas House passed it 60-29 and it became Act 903 of 2025.

April 15, 2025

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Voted to pass House Bill 1945, which lets students transfer to another public school inside their own district. The Arkansas House passed it 59-30 and it became Act 913 of 2025.

April 9, 2025

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Sponsored HB1633, which became Act 475 and amended eligibility requirements for certain students to participate in extracurricular activities.

April 8, 2025

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Voted to pass House Bill 1222, which lets the Attorney General reject a ballot measure that clashes with federal law. The Arkansas House passed it 62-30 and it became Act 154 of 2025.

February 10, 2025

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Sponsored HB1345, which became Act 307 and allowed county collectors to collect certain personal-property taxes before the first business day in March.

March 9, 2021

Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched August 7, 2026