REQUESTING THAT SENATOR KING BE AUTHORIZED TO PURSUE THE CONSIDERATION OF SJR 6 AS A THIRD PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Matt Duffield

HR 1119 authorizes Senator King to pursue consideration of SJR 6 as Arkansas' third proposed constitutional amendment; final approvals were not achieved and it died.

Died on House Calendar at Sine Die adjournment.

Purpose

HR 1119 is a procedural House resolution that seeks to authorize Senator King to pursue consideration of SJR 6 as the General Assembly’s third proposed constitutional amendment for referral to Arkansas voters. It does not itself adopt any change to the state constitution or describe the substantive content of SJR 6.

Key provisions

Cites Section 19(C) of the Joint Rules of the Ninety-Fifth General Assembly, which requires that a third proposed constitutional amendment not be considered or voted upon until identical authorizing resolutions have been approved by a two‑thirds (2/3) affirmative vote of the members elected to each house.

States that “Senator King is authorized to pursue the consideration of SJR 6 as a third proposed constitutional amendment for referral to the electors of the state for approval or rejection.”

The resolution is strictly an authorization for procedural pursuit; it does not refer SJR 6 to the ballot nor does it change substantive law.

Who/what is affected

Senator King: given formal authorization to pursue consideration of SJR 6 under the Joint Rules framework.

General Assembly procedures: this resolution was intended to enable the legislature to consider SJR 6 as a third proposed amendment, subject to the separate two‑thirds approval requirement in each chamber.

Electorate: if the required authorizations and votes had been secured and SJR 6 subsequently approved by the General Assembly, it would then be placed before Arkansas voters for approval or rejection. The substantive effect on voters would depend entirely on the content of SJR 6 (not provided in this document).

Procedural history and final status

Introduced: February 7, 2025; referred to House Committee on Ways and Means the same day.

Various calendar and reading actions are recorded in April–May 2025 (reads, placements on calendars, reported enrolled).

Official status: Died on the House Calendar at sine die adjournment (final adjournment of the session). Because the resolution did not secure the necessary final approvals during the session, it did not authorize further legislative consideration of SJR 6 as the third proposed constitutional amendment.

Notes

The text of SJR 6 (the substantive proposed amendment) is not included in HR 1119, so no analysis of policy impact is possible from this resolution alone.

Under Joint Rules Sec. 19(C), even with this authorization, identical resolutions and the two‑thirds approval in both houses would still be required before SJR 6 could be considered as the third proposed constitutional amendment.

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