Jessie McGruder
Democrat · House · District HD-035
95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
1292
Total Votes
Yea 85%
Nay 12%
NV 3%
Absent 0%
96%
Party Loyalty
Votes with Democrat majority
42
Bills Sponsored
23 passed (55% 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 (42)
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[HB1738] To Provide A Sales And Use Tax Exemption For Disabled Veterans.
Failed -
[HB1144] To Require A Participating School Under The Arkansas Children's Educational Freedom Account Program To Comply With The Same Statutory And Department Of Education Reporting Requirements To Which Public Schools Are Subject.
Failed -
[HB1242] To Amend The Mechanism By Which School Nurses Are Compensated.
Failed -
[SCR2] To Affirm That The American Dream Belongs To All Of Us.
Failed -
[SB526] To Prohibit The Sale Of Disposable Vapor Products From A Prohibited Foreign Party.
Failed -
[HB1528] To Require A Report Card To Include A Student's Current Reading Grade Level.
Failed -
[SB239] To Require A Report Card To Include A Student's Current Reading Grade Level.
Failed -
[HB1534] To Increase The Homestead Property Tax Credit.
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 -
[HJR1004] Applying To The United States Congress For An Article V Convention Of The States For The Purpose Of Proposing An Amendment To The United States Constitution To Impose Term Limits Of Members For The United States Congress.
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[HB1626] To Prohibit The Sale Of Disposal Vapor Products From A Prohibited Foreign Party.
Failed -
[HJR1002] An Amendment To The Arkansas Constitution To Repeal The Exception To The Prohibition Of Slavery And Involuntary Servitude.
Failed -
[HCR1005] To Honor The Arkansas Minority Health Commission During American Heart Month In February For Its Efforts To Address Heart Disease Among The Minority Populations Of Arkansas.
Failed -
[HR1117] To Recognize Former Representative Ben Mcgee For His Service To His Community And To The State Of Arkansas.
Failed -
[HB1880] To Amend The Arkansas Human Life Protection Act And The Arkansas Unborn Child Protection Act To Add Certain Exceptions.
Failed -
[HB1025] To Create The Teacher Fair Dismissal Act Of 2025.
Failed -
[HB1878] To Ensure Early Voting Access For Arkansans Residing In Population Centers; And To Require A County Board Of Election Commissioners To Conduct Early Voting In A City In Certain Instances.
Passed -
[HB1877] Concerning Criminal Offenses Related To Possession Of Sexually Explicit Material That Depicts A Child; And To Include A Computer Generated Image That Is Indistinguishable From The Image Of A Child.
Passed -
[SB530] To Amend The Arkansas Wood Energy Products And Forest Maintenance Income Tax Credit.
Passed -
[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 -
[HB1732] To Increase The Amount Of The Income Tax Deduction Allowed For A Teacher's Classroom Investment.
Passed -
[HB1681] To Establish The Water And Sewer Treatment Facilities Grant Program; And To Declare An Emergency.
Passed -
[HB1537] To Repeal The Location Act For Community Homes For Individuals With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities.
Passed -
[HB1875] To Amend The Law Concerning The Use Of An Ignition Interlock Device; And To Provide For The Extension Of The Mandatory Period For The Use Of An Ignition Interlock Device.
Passed -
[HB1529] To Create The Criminal Offense Of Unlawful Creation Or Distribution Of Deepfake Visual Material; And To Establish A Cause Of Action For Unlawful Creation Of Deepfake Visual Material.
Passed -
[HB1657] To Amend The Arkansas Wood Energy Products And Forest Maintenance Income Tax Credit.
Passed -
[HB1802] To Create The Talent Recruitment Grant Program; And To Provide Incentives For Individuals To Relocate To The State.
Passed -
[HR1072] To Recognize Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., For Its Positive Impact Upon Its Communities, The State Of Arkansas, The Nation, And The World.
Passed -
[HR1090] To Recognize March 29, 2025, As Vietnam War Veterans Day And March 2025 As Vietnam Era Veterans Month In Arkansas In Appreciation Of The Sacrifices And Contributions Made By Vietnam War Veterans.
Passed -
[HB1654] To Authorize The Issuance Of A Special License Plate For The Make-a-wish Foundation Of The Mid South; And To Address The Inventory Of The Mid-south Community College Education Special License Plate.
Passed -
[HB1633] To Amend Eligibility Requirements For Participating In Extracurricular Activities For Certain Students Who Transfer Schools; And To Declare An Emergency.
Passed -
[HB1601] To Require State-supported Institutions Of Higher Education To Provide Career Counseling And Other Resources To Certain Students.
Passed -
[HR1078] To Commend Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., For One Hundred Eighteen (118) Years Of Outstanding Service And Leadership In Its Communities.
Passed -
[HB1861] To Make Operation Of An Illegal Online Casino Or Sports Betting A Felony; To Create The Interactive Gaming Act; To Regulate Internet Gaming And Include Name, Image, Or Likeness Games And Gaming; And To Declare An Emergency.
Introduced -
[SB524] To Make Operation Of An Illegal Online Casino Or Sports Betting A Felony; To Create The Interactive Gaming Act And To Include Name, Image, Or Likeness Drawing Games And Casino Gaming; And To Declare An Emergency.
Introduced -
[SB263] To Increase The Homestead Property Tax Credit.
Passed -
[SCR4] To Recognize Former Representative And Senator Joyce Elliott During Black History Month For Her Service To The State Of Arkansas.
Passed -
[HR1028] To Recognize National Ffa Week.
Passed -
[HMR1004] 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 -
[HB1315] To Authorize A Blood Type Designation To Be Placed On A Driver's License Or Identification Card.
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 -
[HB1319] To Provide An Exemption From State Sales Tax For Disabled Veterans, Spouses Of Disabled Veterans, And Surviving Spouses Of Disabled Veterans.
Introduced
Recent Votes
| Date | Bill | Description | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2025 | SB601 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1685 | Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB491 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB596 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SJR15 | Read and adopted and ordered transmitted to the Senate. | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1865 | Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB347 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB486 | Third Reading | Nay | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB554 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB591 | Third Reading | Nay | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB636 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB638 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1131 | Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1877 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB217 | Third Reading | Nay | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB326 | Third Reading | Nay | Failed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB437 | Third Reading | Nay | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB444 | Third Reading | Nay | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1865 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | NV | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB538 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1963 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB585 | Third Reading | Yea | Failed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1801 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB625 | Third Reading | Nay | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1131 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB637 | Third Reading | NV | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB121 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1606 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB569 | Third Reading | Nay | Failed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB67 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB54 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB122 | Third Reading | Nay | Failed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB262 | Third Reading | Nay | Failed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB325 | Third Reading | Nay | Failed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB355 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB362 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1186 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | SB441 | Third Reading | Nay | Failed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1685 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1762 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1845 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 16, 2025 | HB1841 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1484 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | SB93 | Third Reading | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1642 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1555 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1810 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Nay | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | SB117 | Motion to remove SB117 from Public Health Committee Failed | Nay | Failed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1717 | Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |
| April 15, 2025 | HB1800 | Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. | Yea | Passed |