Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HR1078: TO COMMEND ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., FOR ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN (118) YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP IN ITS COMMUNITIES
Status: Passed both chambers, March 19, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly Regular Session, 2025 HR 1078 By: Representatives J. Richardson, F. Allen, K. Ferguson, Steele, Springer, Ennett, T. Shephard, Barnes, McGruder, Barnett HOUSE RESOLUTION TO COMMEND ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., FOR ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN (118) YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP IN ITS COMMUNITIES. Subtitle TO COMMEND ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., FOR ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN (118) YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP IN ITS COMMUNITIES. WHEREAS, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., is the first and oldest intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans; and WHEREAS, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., was founded on December 4, 1906, on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, by students who recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among African descendants in this country; and WHEREAS, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., was founded by visionaries, known as the "jewels" of the fraternity, including Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy; and WHEREAS, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., initially served as a study and support group for minority students who faced racial prejudice both *ADF149* 03/12/2025 3:13:20 PM ADF149 HR1078 educationally and socially; and WHEREAS, the Jewel founders and early leaders of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., succeeded in …
Sponsors
- Jay Richardson (D, 49) · primary sponsor
- Fred Allen (D, 77)
- Ken Ferguson (D, 64)
- Tracy Steele (D, 72)
- Joy Springer (D, 76)
- Denise Ennett (D, 80)
- Tara Shephard (D, 79)
- Glenn Barnes (D, 65)
- Jessie McGruder (D, 35)
- Lincoln Barnett (D, 63)
Latest actions
- : READ AND ADOPTED.
- : Returned by the Committee Do Pass
- : Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE MANAGEMENT
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is HR1078?
- HR1078 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO COMMEND ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC., FOR ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN (118) YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP IN ITS COMMUNITIES.
- What is the status of HR1078?
- Passed both chambers as of March 19, 2025. Latest action: READ AND ADOPTED. (March 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HR1078?
- Jay Richardson (D, 49), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1078?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=HR1078
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