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HR 1026

TO RECOGNIZE THE BRYANT HORNETS FOOTBALL TEAM AS THE CLASS 7A STATE CHAMPIONS.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by R.J. Hawk

The Arkansas House officially recognizes the Bryant Hornets as the Class 7A state football champions for 2024, a nonbinding ceremonial honor.

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Bill Summary · HR 1026

Summary — HR 1026 (Arkansas House Resolution, 95th General Assembly, 2025)

Purpose

HR 1026 is a ceremonial House resolution that formally recognizes and congratulates the Bryant Hornets high school football team as the Class 7A state champions for the 2024 season.

Key provisions

  • Officially recognizes the Bryant Hornets as the Class 7A state football champions.
  • Recites facts about the championship game and season performance, including:
    • Championship game: Bryant 28, Bentonville 23, played at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock on December 7, 2024.
    • Season record: 13 wins, 0 losses.
    • Individual honors: Quarterback Jordan Walker named Most Valuable Player (20 rushes for 155 yards; 9-of-18 passing for 122 yards; 4 total touchdowns). Center Garrett Patterson awarded the Brandon Burlsworth Player of the Game.
    • Coaching: Quad Sanders’ first appearance as head coach in the championship game after five years as defensive coordinator.
    • Jordan Walker’s participation in four recent Class 7A championship games (three wins out of four).
  • Directs that, upon adoption, a copy of the resolution be provided to Head Coach Quad Sanders by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Who is affected

  • Directly honors: Bryant High School football players, coaches (notably Head Coach Quad Sanders), and staff.
  • Indirectly recognizes: Bryant High School community, alumni, fans, and the broader Arkansas high school athletics community.
  • No regulatory, fiscal, or enforceable legal effects—this is a nonbinding, honorary resolution.

Legislative/procedural timeline (selected)

  • Introduced: February 5, 2025 (By: Representative Hawk).
  • Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means: February 5, 2025.
  • Committee returned Do Pass: February 10, 2025.
  • Read and adopted (early action): February 12, 2025.
  • Placed on Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar and laid before the House: May 23, 2025.
  • Adopted by the House: May 23, 2025 (nonrecord vote noted in Journal).
  • Reported enrolled: May 24, 2025.
  • Filing timestamps in the bill file show preparatory actions in February–May 2025.

Sponsors

  • Primary sponsor listed in the bill text: Representative Hawk.
  • Additional sponsors provided in materials: Lloyd Smucker (primary), Claudia Tenney (cosponsor), Dan Crenshaw (cosponsor), Mike Kelly (cosponsor), Jimmy Panetta (cosponsor), Bradley Scott Schneider (cosponsor), Darin LaHood (cosponsor), Kim Schrier (cosponsor). (The bill text itself identifies Representative Hawk as the author in the Arkansas House.)

Impact

HR 1026 serves as an official, symbolic acknowledgment from the Arkansas House of Representatives of the Bryant Hornets’ athletic accomplishment. It confers public recognition and a formal record of the team’s championship season but does not create legal rights, obligations, or appropriations.

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

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