94th Arkansas General Assembly


The Ninety-Forth Arkansas General Assembly is the legislative body of the state of Arkansas in 2023 and 2024. The Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives were both controlled by the Republicans. In the Senate, 29 senators were Republicans and 6 were Democrats. In the House, 82 representatives were Republicans and 18 were Democrats.

Sessions

The Regular Session of the 94th General Assembly opened on January 9, 2023. It adjourned sine die on May 1, 2023.
A special session was called by Governor of Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders to begin September 11, 2023 to consider tax cuts and changes to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act law. It ended after four days. The special session ended with an amendment to the FOIA law exempting information regarding travel on the state airplane, operated by the Arkansas State Police for use by the Governor of Arkansas and other constitutional officers. Several other provisions proposed by the governor to be exempted from FOIA, including deliberations among state officials, policy recommendations, and other information, were withdrawn after receiving broad bipartisan opposition.
The legislature assembled for the fiscal session on April 10, 2024. Governor Sanders' proposed $6.31 billion budget in 2024, with a 2% increase for 2025. The budget included large increases to fund school vouchers created by the Learns Act, as well as the Arkansas State Police and Arkansas Department of Corrections, with reductions to higher education. The budget was approved, but a standoff emerged over setting a potential cap on the salary for the director of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The fiscal session adjourned May 9, 2024 without establishing funding for the commission, the first time the legislature had failed to fund a state agency during a fiscal session in over 30 years.
A second special session was called by Governor Sanders to cut taxes and fund the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on June 17, 2024. The legislature reduced the top individual income tax rate to 3.9% and the state’s top corporate income tax rate to 4.3%, with no changes to lower income and middle income earners. Due to a disagreement about a cap on the director's possible salary, the legislature had allocated $0 to the Game and Fish Commission in the fiscal session, which typically received over $100 million to fund operations. Though the House and Senate had ultimately concurred on a compromise, the House had adjourned before it was approved during the fiscal session, requiring reconvening in a special session for ratification. The House also passed a resolution urging voters to vote against the Arkansas Right to Abortion Initiative's initiated constitutional amendment. The special session adjourned June 19, 2024.

Major legislation

The legislature passed 889 new laws during the regular session. The signature legislation included Governor Sanders' campaign priorities of education reform, tax cuts, and culture war issues like transgender rights to book access at libraries.

Senate

Leadership

Officers

Floor Leaders

Senators

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst electedSeat upTerm-limited
1Ben GilmoreRepCrossett202020242032
2Matt StoneRepCamden202220262034
3Steve CrowellRepMagnolia202220262034
4Jimmy Hickey Jr.RepTexarkana201220242028
5Terry RiceRepWaldron201420222030
6Matt McKeeRepPearcy202220262034
7Alan ClarkRepLonsdale201220242028
8Stephanie FlowersDemPine Bluff201020242026
9Reginald MurdockDemMarianna201020262026
10Ron CaldwellRepWynne201220242028
11Ricky HillRepCabot2018 20242034
12Linda ChesterfieldDemLittle Rock201020222026
13Jane EnglishRepNorth Little Rock201220242028
14Clarke TuckerDemLittle Rock201420242032
15Fredrick LoveDemMabelvale201020262026
16Kim HammerRepBenton201820222034
17Mark JohnsonRepLittle Rock201820222034
18Jonathan DismangRepBeebe201020242026
19Dave WallaceRepLeachville201620242032
20Dan SullivanRepJonesboro201420242030
21Blake JohnsonRepCorning201420222030
22John PaytonRepWilburn201220262028
23Scott FlippoRepMountain Home201420222030
24Missy IrvinRepMountain View201020222026
25Breanne DavisRepRussellville2018 20242034
26Gary StubblefieldRepBranch201220222028
27Justin BoydRepFort Smith201420262030
28Bryan KingRepGreen Forest201320262034
29Jim PettyRepVan Buren202220262034
30Greg LedingDemFayetteville201820262034
31Clint PenzoRepSpringdale201620242032
12Joshua P. BryantRepRogers202020242032
33Bart HesterRepCave Springs201220242028
34Jim DotsonRepBentonville201220262028
35Tyler DeesRepSiloam Springs202220262034

House of Representatives

Leadership

Officers

Floor Leaders

Representatives

DistrictNamePartyFirst electedTerm-limited
1Rep20222034
2Rep20222034
3Rep20222034
4Rep20162032
5Rep20142030
6Rep20182034
7Rep20222034
8Rep20162032
9Rep20222034
10Rep20222034
11Rep20222034
12Rep20222034
13Rep20222034
14Rep20142030
15Rep20142030
16Rep20202032
17Rep20202032
18Rep20142030
19Rep20222034
20Dem20182034
21Dem20182034
22Dem20122028
23Rep20222034
24Rep20122028
25Rep20222034
26Rep20202032
27Rep20222034
28Rep20222034
29Rep20202032
30Rep20162032
31Rep20162032
32Rep20142030
33Rep20202032
34Rep20222034
35Dem20142030
36Rep20162032
37Rep20162032
38Rep20142030
39Rep20222034
40Rep20222034
41Rep20122028
42Rep20102026
43Rep20142030
44Rep20182034
45Rep20162032
46Rep20122028
47Rep20182034
48Rep20222034
49Dem20182034
50Rep20222034
51Rep20182034
52Rep20142030
53Rep20222034
54Rep20142030
55Rep20222034
56Dem20122028
57Rep20182034
58Rep20142030
59Rep20182034
60Rep20162032
61Rep20222034
62Rep20122030
63Dem20122028
64Dem20142030
65Dem20142030
66Dem20182034
67Rep20142030
68Rep20182034
69Rep20202032
70Rep20162032
71Rep20222034
72Dem20182028
73Dem20182034
74Dem20182034
75Dem20202032
76Dem2020 2036
77Dem20162032
78Rep20202032
79Dem20222034
80Dem2019 2034
81Rep20222034
82Rep20202032
83Rep20142030
84Rep20162032
85Rep2020 2036
86Rep20162032
87Rep20142030
88Rep20162032
89Rep20142030
90Rep20122028
91Rep2011†2028
92Rep20162032
93Rep20122028
94Rep20102026
95Rep20202032
96Rep20162032
97Rep20102026
98Rep20222034
99Rep20102026
100Rep20162032