Kendon Underwood

Sponsored HB1416, which became Act 659 and encouraged home-based entrepreneurship by removing specified barriers to working from home.

April 12, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

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

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 HB1763, which became Act 682 and amended the Human Trafficking Act and created an offense for using a communication device during a human-trafficking offense.

April 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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

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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Led an Arkansas law requiring able-bodied adults in households that get public housing help to work, train, or volunteer at least 20 hours a week to stay eligible. Housing authorities must screen tenants and write an employability plan for each one (House Bill 1196, Act 160 of 2023).

February 27, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law letting people on food assistance meet work requirements by volunteering at public agencies that receive state money (Act 631 of 2025).

April 16, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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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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Sponsored HB1243, which became Act 994 and increased transparency requirements for campaign contributions and expenditures.

April 22, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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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 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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Was the other primary sponsor of SB207, which became Act 218 and required petition canvassers to disclose that petition fraud was a criminal offense.

February 27, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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

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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Sponsored HB1419, which became Act 236 and amended procedures for filing ballot-initiative and referendum petitions.

March 7, 2023Opposes Election Integrity

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

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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Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Data Privacy

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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 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, 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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Sponsored HB1685, which became Act 1008 and created the Grocery Tax Relief Act, exempting groceries from state sales and use taxes.

April 22, 2025

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

Voted against passing 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, 2025

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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 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 against passing 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, 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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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted to pass 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 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

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 4, 2026