Matt Stone
Republican · Senate · District SD-002
95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
1209
Total Votes
Yea 98%
Nay 2%
NV 0%
Absent 0%
98%
Party Loyalty
Votes with Republican majority
49
Bills Sponsored
39 passed (80% success rate)
Partisan Score
Based on party loyalty voting (70%) and single-party bill sponsorship (30%). 0 = centrist, 100 = highly partisan. Ceremonial resolutions are excluded.
Centrist
Moderate
Partisan
Bills by Category
Sponsored Bills (49)
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[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 -
[SB526] To Prohibit The Sale Of Disposable Vapor Products From A Prohibited Foreign Party.
Failed -
[HB1534] To Increase The Homestead Property Tax Credit.
Failed -
[HB1626] To Prohibit The Sale Of Disposal Vapor Products From A Prohibited Foreign Party.
Failed -
[SB473] To Amend The Duties Of The Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board; And To Provide For The Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board To Advise The Arkansas Fire Training Academy On Certain Matters.
Failed -
[HB1852] To Establish A Right To Repair For Certain Agricultural Equipment.
Failed -
[SB312] To Remove The Moratorium On The Construction Or Addition Of Any Additional Beds Within Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities.
Failed -
[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 -
[SB568] To Amend The Law Concerning The Taxes Applicable To Lithium Extraction And Development; To Provide A Sales And Use Tax Exemption For Lithium Resource Development; And To Amend The Law Concerning The Severance Tax On Lithium.
Passed -
[HB1960] To Provide That The Lessee Of A Leased Motor Vehicle Is The Owner For Purposes Of The Assessment And Payment Of Property Taxes; And To Amend The Law Concerning Local Sales And Use Taxes On Certain Tangible Personal Property.
Passed -
[SB450] To Require The Department Of Education To Include A Human Fetal Growth And Development Discussion In The Relevant Standards During The Arkansas Academic Standards Revision Cycle.
Passed -
[HB1913] To Amend The Law Concerning Driver's Licenses; And To Amend The Law Concerning The Qualifications For An Intermediate Driver's License.
Passed -
[SB352] To Prohibit Antisemitism In Public Elementary And Secondary Schools; And To Prohibit Antisemitism In State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education.
Passed -
[SB530] To Amend The Arkansas Wood Energy Products And Forest Maintenance Income Tax Credit.
Passed -
[SB527] To Amend The Arkansas Health And Opportunity For Me Act Of 2021; And To Increase The Medical-loss Ratio In The Arkansas Health And Opportunity For Me Program.
Passed -
[SB481] To Create A More Sustainable System Of Property Insurance For Public Schools, State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education, And State-owned Property; And To Declare An Emergency.
Passed -
[SB426] To Create The Defense Against Criminal Illegals Act; And To Establish Enhanced Penalties For Illegal Aliens Who Commit Serious Felonies Involving Violence.
Passed -
[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 -
[HB1681] To Establish The Water And Sewer Treatment Facilities Grant Program; And To Declare An Emergency.
Passed -
[HB1937] To Amend The Method Of Valuation For Mineral Rights Under Arkansas Constitution, Article 16, § 5; And To Clarify The Method Of Valuation For Oil And Gas Well Production Equipment.
Passed -
[HB1834] To Amend Arkansas Law Concerning The Licensing And Regulation Of Motor Vehicles.
Passed -
[HB1657] To Amend The Arkansas Wood Energy Products And Forest Maintenance Income Tax Credit.
Passed -
[HB1688] To Amend Arkansas Law Concerning The Use Of A Dealer's Extra License Plate.
Passed -
[SJR11] A Constitutional Amendment To Amend Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, § 5, To Protect The Right To Keep And Bear Arms.
Passed -
[SR75] To Honor Sylvia Ann Hindsman Cornwell For Her Exemplary, Dedicated Service To The Senate And To The State Of Arkansas.
Passed -
[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 -
[HB1821] To Create A More Sustainable System Of Property Insurance For Public Schools, Institutions Of Higher Education, And State-owned Property; And To Declare An Emergency.
Passed -
[SB433] Regarding The Display Of The National Motto And The Ten Commandments.
Passed -
[HB1303] To Create The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Incentive Act; And To Create An Income Tax Credit Related To Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
Passed -
[SB189] To Authorize Ivermectin For Human Use To Be Sold Without A Prescription Or Consultation With A Healthcare Professional.
Passed -
[SB263] To Increase The Homestead Property Tax Credit.
Passed -
[HB1489] To Amend The Method Of Execution To Include Nitrogen Gas.
Passed -
[SB499] To Repeal Certain Reporting Requirements For The State Insurance Department And The State Securities Department; And To Revise Certain Reporting Requirements For The State Insurance Department.
Introduced -
[SB250] To Amend The Pest Control Law; And To Reassign Certain Duties Of The State Plant Board.
Passed -
[SB251] To Amend The Law Concerning The Executive Secretary Of The Arkansas Trails Council; And To Amend The Law Concerning The Participation Of The Department Of Parks, Heritage, And Tourism On The Arkansas Trails Council.
Passed -
[SB249] To Amend The Law Concerning Violations And Penalties Related To Forestry; And To Amend The Powers Of The Arkansas Forestry Commission.
Passed -
[SB224] To Repeal The Law Concerning Natural Organic Fertilizers.
Passed -
[HB1413] To Amend The Law Concerning Brine Production; And To Amend The Law Concerning The Formation Of Brine Production Units.
Passed -
[HB1487] To Amend The Number Of Commissioners On The Arkansas Forestry Commission's Committee.
Passed -
[HB1441] To Amend The Law Concerning The Arkansas Coordinate System Of 1983.
Passed -
[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 -
[HB1412] To Clarify Regulation Of Pipeline Safety Authorization For Transportation Of Hazardous Liquids Or Carbon Dioxide.
Passed -
[SR23] To Recognize February 15-22, 2025, As National Ffa Week.
Passed -
[HB1411] To Clarify The Regulation Of Carbon Capture And Sequestration; And To Establish The Carbon Dioxide Storage Fund.
Passed -
[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 -
[SB283] To Amend The Law Concerning Unclaimed Property; And To Provide That Certain Nonprofit Organizations Are Exempt From The Law Concerning Unclaimed Property.
Introduced -
[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 -
[HB1204] To Establish Recovery Of Damages For Necessary Medical Care, Treatment, Or Services Rendered.
Passed -
[SR3] To Recognize And Celebrate Arkansas Forestry Day At The State Capitol On January 21, 2025.
Passed
Recent Votes
| Date | Bill | Description | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2025 | SB625 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB457 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB290 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1961 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1945 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1671 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1991 | Third Reading | Nay | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB2003 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB601 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1959 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1984 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB612 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1983 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB491 | EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1986 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1988 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB2001 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1878 | Third Reading | Nay | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB491 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB571 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB619 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1961 | EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1966 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1974 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1967 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB620 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1017 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1625 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1979 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1975 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1951 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1662 | Third Reading | Yea | Failed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1843 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1842 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1903 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1995 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1878 | Third Reading | Nay | Failed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1878 | Third Reading | Nay | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB437 | Third Reading | Nay | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1624 | Third Reading | Nay | Failed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1471 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1719 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1728 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1178 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1952 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1105 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1312 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1562 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1683 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1682 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |