Jay Richardson

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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Voted to pass Senate Bill 638, which makes motorboat buyers pay sales tax to the state at registration instead of to the dealer. The Arkansas House passed it 58-23 and it became Act 1019 of 2025.

April 16, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted to pass House Bill 1627, which makes property tax bills tell taxpayers about relief for older and disabled homeowners. The Arkansas House passed it 58-17 and it became Act 877 of 2025.

April 8, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

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Sponsored House Bill 1680, which became Act 747 of 2021, setting rules for critical incident debriefing for law enforcement officers.

April 19, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched September 12, 2026

Co-sponsored Arkansas HB1103, which became Act 174 and increased the homestead property-tax credit.

May 1, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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

Voted to pass Senate Bill 366, which creates a grant program to strengthen owner-occupied homes against wind and hail. The Arkansas House passed it 56-25 and it became Act 427 of 2025.

April 1, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass House Bill 1503, which makes cities allow at least one accessory dwelling unit on a single-family lot. The Arkansas House passed it 67-19 and it became Act 313 of 2025.

March 6, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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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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Voted to pass Senate Bill 551, which adds fraud warnings and ID checks to petitions for local votes on alcohol sales. The Arkansas House passed it 71-20 and it became Act 764 of 2025.

April 14, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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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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Sponsored a proposed state constitutional amendment (House Joint Resolution 1002) to repeal the exception to the Arkansas Constitution's ban on slavery and involuntary servitude; it died in a House committee.

November 20, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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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 against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing 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 against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing 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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Voted against passing Senate Bill 446, which lets private landowners and businesses use automatic license plate readers. The Arkansas House passed it 56-27 and it became Act 668 of 2025.

April 9, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 433, which requires a Ten Commandments poster in every public classroom, library and tax-funded building. The Arkansas House passed it 71-20 and it became Act 573 of 2025.

April 7, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1489, which lets Arkansas carry out a death sentence with nitrogen gas as well as lethal injection. The Arkansas House passed it 67-23 and it became Act 302 of 2025.

March 4, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026

Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing 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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Voted against passing 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, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 3, 2026

Sponsored House Bill 1892, which became Act 835 of 2019. It amended the Arkansas Franchise Practices Act to clarify choice-of-law clauses in franchise agreements.

April 9, 2019

Source: arkleg.state.ar.us · researched September 12, 2026