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SR 24

TO HONOR MISS ARKANSAS' TEEN 2025 AMELIA LISOWE.

2026 Fiscal Session Introduced by Kim Hammer

Designates Amelia Lisowe as Miss Arkansas’ Teen 2025 and formally recognizes her foster-care advocacy, service, and national representation.

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Bill Summary · SR 24

Summary of SR 24 (2026F) – Arkansas

Purpose

  • A Senate Resolution honoring Amelia Lisowe, Miss Arkansas' Teen 2025. The measure recognizes her achievements, community service, leadership, and representation of Arkansas.

What the bill does

  • Officially designates Amelia Lisowe as Miss Arkansas' Teen 2025 and celebrates her accomplishments.
  • Acknowledges her background, community work, and public appearances.
  • Directs that, upon adoption, a copy of the resolution be presented to Amelia Lisowe by the Secretary of the Senate.

Key provisions and details

  • Recognition scope: Describes Lisowe’s crowning date (June 13, 2025) and her representation as Miss Greater Little Rock's Teen.
  • Personal background: Notes she is a 14-year-old Benton, Arkansas resident, a junior high student, and daughter of Lauren Lisowe.
  • Notable achievements:
    • Founder of Lisowe's Lights, a nonprofit providing night lights to foster children to offer comfort and security.
    • Distribution impact: more than 37,000 night lights in all 50 states and 10 countries.
    • National recognition: appearances on The Jennifer Hudson Show, NBC Nightly News Kids Edition, and Good Morning America.
    • Volunteer service: six-time Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Awardee with more than 900 hours since 2019.
    • Other appearances: featured on Elmo’s Road Trip (Sesame Street) and served as a paid choreographer at age 11.
    • Scholarships: earned more than $16,000 in scholarships; received full-ride scholarship offers from University of Alabama, Arkansas State University, and Mississippi State University; noted as the youngest person ever offered a scholarship by Mississippi State University.
    • Miss Arkansas' Teen stage: showcased talent (lyrical dance to Whitney Houston’s "I Have Nothing") and discussed advocacy for foster children, addressing stereotypes, and goals for her reign.
  • Role in Miss Arkansas Scholarship Organization: described as a role model and ambassador promoting community service, leadership, and educational excellence.
  • Miss America’s Teen representation: represented Arkansas at the Miss America’s Teen competition in September 2025.
  • Ongoing impact: framed as continuing to inspire and bring “light and hope” to foster children.

Who is affected

  • Amelia Lisowe is the primary honoree.
  • The Arkansas Senate and the public recognize her achievements; a ceremonial copy of the resolution will be presented to her.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Filing and first reading: Filed and scheduled for consideration.
  • Readings: The resolution was read for the first time, with rules suspended, then read the second time and placed on the calendar.
  • Sponsor: Prime sponsor is Senator Kim Hammer; co-sponsored by Senator Hammer.
  • No fiscal appropriation or regulatory changes are proposed; this is a ceremonial/naming resolution expressing recognition.

Overall impact

  • The bill serves as a formal, ceremonial acknowledgment by the Arkansas Senate of Amelia Lisowe’s contributions to foster-care advocacy, her public service, and her representation of the state in national platforms. It does not impose requirements or alter laws or funding beyond the official acknowledgment.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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