Bill
HJR 1002
AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO REPEAL THE EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION OF SLAVERY AND INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE.
2025 Regular Session
Introduced by Fred Allen and 10 co-sponsors
Repeals Arkansas’ constitutional exception permitting slavery or involuntary servitude as punishment for crime, banning slavery and mandating compensation for prison labor.
Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.