Carol Dalby
Republican · AR · AR State Representative
Carol Dalby serves in the Arkansas House and practices law in Texarkana. She holds a law degree from the University of Arkansas and is a former president of the Texarkana School Board and of Opportunities Inc.
Where Carol Dalby stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (2 records), Cost of Living Reduction (1 record),
Opposes
Immigration (2 records), Data Privacy (2 records), Civil Rights (3 records),
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
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
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored House Bill 1661, which shifted responsibility for state district-judge salaries and amended district-court clerk law, and the bill became Act 371.
March 20, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 support
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 2 oppose
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Prime-sponsored a law that ended state court-fee payments from the State Administration of Justice Fund to the Arkansas District Judges Council (House Bill 1407, Act 162 of 2025).
February 25, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Sponsored House Bill 1091, which treated passage of a GED test the same as receipt of a high school diploma, and the bill became Act 100.
February 21, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 7 support
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Co-sponsored Senate Bill 549, which reduced individual, trust, estate, and corporate income-tax rates, and the bill became Act 532.
April 10, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 oppose
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 oppose
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
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, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Served as an Arkansas House representative in terms beginning in 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025.
January 9, 2017
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us
Served as president of the Texarkana Arkansas School District #7 Board of Trustees.
December 31, 2016
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us
Past race Carol Dalby ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 100; Arkansas · incumbent