Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2026 Fiscal)
Arkansas SR23: TO HONOR JOHN PENDLETON REED FOR HIS EXEMPLARY AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE SENATE AND TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS
Status: Passed both chambers, April 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 14, 2026:
State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly Fiscal Session, 2026 SR By: Senators K. Hammer, Hester, J. Boyd, J. Bryant, Caldwell, A. Clark, Crowell, B. Davis, Dees, J. Dismang, J. Dotson, J. English, Flippo, S. Flowers, Gilmore, Hickey, Hill, Irvin, B. Johnson, M. Johnson, B. King, G. Leding, F. Love, M. McKee, R. Murdock, J. Payton, C. Penzo, J. Petty, Rice, J. Scott, Simon, Stone, D. Sullivan, C. Tucker, D. Wallace SENATE RESOLUTION TO HONOR JOHN PENDLETON REED FOR HIS EXEMPLARY AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE SENATE AND TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. Subtitle TO HONOR JOHN PENDLETON REED FOR HIS EXEMPLARY AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE SENATE AND TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. WHEREAS, John Pendleton Reed, an important and valued member of the staff of the Senate who served in the role of public information officer, officially retired on November 30, 2025, after over thirty-five (35) years of steadfast commitment to the Senate and to the State of Arkansas; and WHEREAS, John Reed was born on October 14, 1954, at the Willow Run Air Force Base in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to Roy Reed and Norma Reed; and WHEREAS, as a child, John Reed moved around the United States with his family as his father, Roy Reed, took various assignments as a newspaperman, first in Ypsilanti, Michigan, where Roy Reed was …
Sponsors
- Kim Hammer (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Bart Hester (R, 33)
- Justin Boyd (R, 27)
- Joshua Bryant (R, 32)
- Ronald Caldwell (R, 10)
- Alan Clark (R, 7)
- Steve Crowell (R, 3)
- Breanne Davis (R, 25)
- Tyler Dees (R, 35)
- Jonathan Dismang (R, 18)
- Jim Dotson (R, 34)
- Jane English (R, 13)
Latest actions
- : Sine Die adjournment
- : Read the third time and adopted.
- : Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is SR23?
- SR23 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2026 Fiscal)): TO HONOR JOHN PENDLETON REED FOR HIS EXEMPLARY AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE SENATE AND TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
- What is the status of SR23?
- Passed both chambers as of April 23, 2026. Latest action: Sine Die adjournment (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR23?
- Kim Hammer (R, 16), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR23?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F&measureno=SR23
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