Mark Johnson

Bills by Category

Sponsored Bills (63)

• Bi-partisan

  Government Operations

  [SB151] To Amend Law Concerning Retirement Benefits; And To Prohibit Collection Of Benefits By Members, Retirants, Or Beneficiaries Of Retirement Systems Who Have Been Convicted Of Certain Offenses.

  Failed
• Bi-partisan

  Taxes & Budget

  [SB82] To Increase The Sales And Use Tax Exemption For Used Motor Vehicles; And To Amend The Reduced Sales And Use Tax Rate Applicable To Purchases Of Used Motor Vehicles.

  Failed
• Republican

  Education

  [HB1180] To Create The Baby Olivia Act.

  Failed
• Republican

  Education

  [SB634] To Create The Division Of Interscholastic Activities Within The Division Of Elementary And Secondary Education.

  Failed
• Republican

  Government Operations

  [SB617] To Amend The Law Concerning The Capitol Zoning District; And To Amend The Zoning Authority Of The Capitol Zoning District Commission.

  Failed
• Republican

  Transportation

  [SB561] To Allow For The Issuance Of An Additional Temporary Preprinted Paper Buyer's Tag In Certain Circumstances; And To Create A Penalty For The Use Of An Expired Temporary Preprinted Paper Buyer's Tag.

  Failed
• Republican

  Government Operations

  [SJR24] An Amendment To The Arkansas Constitution Concerning Initiatives, Referenda, And Constitutional Amendments Referred To Voters.

  Failed
• Republican

  Government Operations

  [SB525] To Amend The Law Concerning Incorporation And Organization Of Municipalities; And To Transfer Incorporation Duties To The Secretary Of State.

  Failed
• Republican

  Government Operations

  [HJR1015] A Constitutional Amendment To Ensure Transparency By Requiring A Judicial Candidate To Declare His Or Her Political Party Affiliation Or Independent Status When Running For Office.

  Failed
• Bi-partisan

  Taxes & Budget

  [SB204] To Exempt From Gross Income A Gain By A Taxpayer Resulting From The Acquisition Of Property Under The Right Of Eminent Domain Or The Threat Of Condemnation.

  Failed
• Republican

  Government Operations

  [SB87] To Amend The Law Concerning County Planning; To Create A Penalty For Violating A Subdivision Ordinance; And To Amend The Law Concerning The Membership Of A County Planning Board In Certain Instances.

  Failed
• Republican

  Government Operations

  [HB1422] To Create The Only Citizens Vote Act; To Amend The Law Concerning The Driver's Licenses And Identification Cards Of Certain Noncitizens; And To Amend Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 51, Section 13.

  Failed
• Bi-partisan

  Education

  [SB607] To Establish The Requirements For A Public School District That Initiates And Maintains A Four-day School Week; And To Declare An Emergency.

  Failed
• Republican

  Public Safety

  [HB1504] To Create The Offense Of Manufacturing, Modifying, Selling, Transferring, Or Operating A Robotic Device Or An Uncrewed Aircraft That Is Equipped Or Mounted With A Weapon.

  Failed
• Bi-partisan

  Taxes & Budget

  [HB1534] To Increase The Homestead Property Tax Credit.

  Failed
• Republican

  Government Operations

  [SB569] An Amendment To The Arkansas Constitution Concerning Ballot Titles Of Proposed Measures; And Amending The Arkansas Constitution Under The Authority Of Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, Section 1.

  Failed
• Republican

  Government Operations

  [SB608] To Amend The Law Concerning Runoff Elections For County And Municipal Officers.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Business & Economy

  [SB530] To Amend The Arkansas Wood Energy Products And Forest Maintenance Income Tax Credit.

  Passed
• Republican

  Healthcare

  [SB544] To Amend The Arkansas Pharmacy Benefits Manager Licensure Act.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Transportation

  [SB540] To Limit The Suspension Or Revocation Of A Driver's License Or Imposition Of Restrictions On A Driver's License Of A Person Who Has Suffered A Seizure.

  Passed
• Republican

  Criminal Justice

  [SB375] To Create The Offense Of Capital Rape; And To Amend A Portion Of Arkansas Code Which Resulted From Initiated Act 3 Of 1936.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Taxes & Budget

  [SB535] To Create A Sales And Use Tax Exemption For The Arkansas Museum Of Fine Arts And The Arkansas Museum Of Fine Arts Foundation.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Veterans & Military

  [HB1072] To Clarify The Requirements For Establishing Eligibility For The Property Tax Exemption For Disabled Veterans, Surviving Spouses, And Minor Dependent Children.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Environment

  [HB1681] To Establish The Water And Sewer Treatment Facilities Grant Program; And To Declare An Emergency.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Taxes & Budget

  [HB1657] To Amend The Arkansas Wood Energy Products And Forest Maintenance Income Tax Credit.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Government Operations

  [HB1803] To Amend The Law Concerning The Placement Of A Monument On The State Capitol Grounds In Recognition And Honor Of Maurice Lee “footsie” Britt.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Business & Economy

  [HB1150] To Prohibit A Pharmacy Benefits Manager From Obtaining Certain Pharmacy Permits.

  Passed
• Republican

  Public Safety

  [SJR11] A Constitutional Amendment To Amend Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, § 5, To Protect The Right To Keep And Bear Arms.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Ceremonial

  [SR75] To Honor Sylvia Ann Hindsman Cornwell For Her Exemplary, Dedicated Service To The Senate And To The State Of Arkansas.

  Passed
• Republican

  Education

  [SB545] To Amend The Law Related To The Property And Finances Of State Institutions Of Higher Education; To Amend The Law Related To Bonds; And To Amend The Law Regarding Rents, Tolls, Fees, And Other Charges Related To Athletic Contests.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Business & Economy

  [SB463] To Require The Arkansas Public Service Commission To Approve Or Deny Settlement Agreements Concerning Closing Or Eliminating Electric Generation Units Or Transmission Assets.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Ceremonial

  [SR47] To Recognize The Mount St. Mary Academy Belles Golf Team As The Class 6a State Champions.

  Passed
• Republican

  Government Operations

  [HB1713] To Require Ballot Titles For Initiated Measures To Be At Or Under A Certain Reading Level; And To Declare An Emergency.

  Passed
• Republican

  Business & Economy

  [HB1645] To Amend The Law Regarding Advertising By A Microbrewery-restaurant Private Club.

  Passed
• Republican

  Government Operations

  [SB324] To Amend The Law Concerning The Membership Of A County Planning Board.

  Passed
• Republican

  Healthcare

  [SB104] To Amend The Arkansas Pharmacy Benefits Manager Licensure Act; To Protect Patients' Rights And Access To Medications; And To Declare An Emergency.

  Passed
• Republican

  Healthcare

  [SB103] To Create The Pharmacy Nondiscrimination Act; To Require Pharmacy Benefits Managers To Accept Any Pharmacy Or Pharmacist Willing To Accept Relevant And Reasonable Terms Of Participation; And To Declare An Emergency.

  Passed
• Republican

  Government Operations

  [HB1637] Concerning The Development And Presentation Of Fiscal Impact Statements Concerning The Fiscal Impact Of Statewide Initiative And Referendum Measures And Legislatively Referred Constitutional Amendments.

  Passed
• Republican

  Ceremonial

  [SR53] To Honor Terry Kimbrow, President Of Central Baptist College, Upon The Occasion Of His Upcoming May 2025 Retirement.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Taxes & Budget

  [HB1968] To Require The Collection Of Sales Tax At The Point Of Sale For The Sale Of A New Or Used Motor Vehicle, Trailer, Or Semitrailer By A Dealer; And To Amend Law Affirmed By Referred Act 19 Of 1958.

  Introduced
• Bi-partisan

  Healthcare

  [SB189] To Authorize Ivermectin For Human Use To Be Sold Without A Prescription Or Consultation With A Healthcare Professional.

  Passed
• Republican

  Education

  [SB223] To Create The Religious Rights At Public Schools Act Of 2025.

  Passed
• Republican

  Healthcare

  [HB1313] To Expand Health Benefit Coverage For Certain Firefighter Retirees Of Municipalities And Counties.

  Passed
• Republican

  Environment

  [SB556] To Protect Public Drinking Water Sources; And To Prohibit Surface Discharge Of Wastewater Into A Watershed.

  Introduced
• Republican

  Environment

  [SB557] To Amends Law Concerning Water Permits And Discharge Of Wastewater; To Authorize Denials Of Applicants That Have A History Of Noncompliance; And To Prohibit Certain Discharge Of Wastewater.

  Introduced
• Republican

  Government Operations

  [SB506] To Amend The Freedom Of Information Act Of 1967; And To Repeal The Exemption Concerning Electronic Data Information Maintained By A Disaster Recovery System.

  Introduced
• Bi-partisan

  Taxes & Budget

  [SB263] To Increase The Homestead Property Tax Credit.

  Passed
• Republican

  Criminal Justice

  [HB1489] To Amend The Method Of Execution To Include Nitrogen Gas.

  Passed
• Republican

  Business & Economy

  [HB1813] To Adopt The Fair And Efficient Transmission Compact.

  Introduced
• Republican

  Ceremonial

  [SR35] To Recognize University Of Central Arkansas And National Basketball Association Star Scottie Pippen For His Achievements And For His Contributions To His Community, The State Of Arkansas, The Nation, And The World.

  Passed
• Republican

  Ceremonial

  [SMR3] To Remember Public Servant, Public Policy Expert, And Emmy Award-winning Journalist Alice Stewart.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Ceremonial

  [SR23] To Recognize February 15-22, 2025, As National Ffa Week.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Healthcare

  [HB1353] To Regulate A Vision Benefit Manager; To Amend The Vision Care Plan Act Of 2015; To Amend The Healthcare Contracting Simplification Act.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Ceremonial

  [SMR2] In Respectful Memory Of Former Arkansas Attorney General, United States Congressman, And Forty-third Governor Of Arkansas James "jim" Guy Tucker For His Service To The Nation And To The State Of Arkansas.

  Passed
• Bi-partisan

  Education

  [SB142] To Create The Bell To Bell, No Cell Act; And To Amend The Requirements For Public School Discipline Policies With Regard To Student Use Of Personal Electronic Devices.

  Passed
• Republican

  Business & Economy

  [SB283] To Amend The Law Concerning Unclaimed Property; And To Provide That Certain Nonprofit Organizations Are Exempt From The Law Concerning Unclaimed Property.

  Introduced
• Bi-partisan

  Taxes & Budget

  [SB59] To Provide Each Student With One Breakfast At No Cost Each School Day Upon Request Without Consideration Of The Student's Eligibility For A Federally Funded Free Or Reduced-price Meal; And To Declare An Emergency.

  Passed
• Republican

  Transportation

  [HB1550] Concerning Expedited Security Screenings At An Airport.

  Introduced
• Republican

  Transportation

  [SB78] To Require That The Driver’s Instruction Manual And The Driver’s License Examination Include Information About The Safe Operation Of A Motor Vehicle In A Highway Work Zone.

  Passed
• Republican

  Healthcare

  [SB77] To Require The Arkansas Medicaid Program To Reimburse For Physical Therapy Provided In A Clinic-based Setting.

  Passed
• Republican

  Transportation

  [SJR23] A Constitutional Amendment To Provide That Proceeds Generated Under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 91, May Be Applied To Multilane Highway Improvements.

  Introduced
• Republican

  Taxes & Budget

  [SJR19] An Amendment To The Arkansas Constitution To Exempt Food And Food Ingredients From The Excise Tax Levied Under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 75.

  Introduced
• Bi-partisan

  Healthcare

  [HB1351] To Regulate A Vision Benefit Manager; To Amend The Vision Care Plan Act Of 2015; And To Amend The Healthcare Contracting Simplification Act.

  Introduced

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