Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2026 Fiscal)
Arkansas SR30: TO HONOR LOY BAILEY UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Status: Passed both chambers, April 22, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 21, 2026:
State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly Fiscal Session, 2026 SR By: Senator Hester SENATE RESOLUTION TO HONOR LOY BAILEY UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Subtitle TO HONOR LOY BAILEY UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. WHEREAS, Loy Bailey retired as a state employee after working fortyeight (48) years for the Arkansas Department of Health; and WHEREAS, Mr. Bailey spent his entire career with the Arkansas Department of Health; and WHEREAS, Mr. Bailey first began his career with the Arkansas Department of Health as a Sanitarian, now known as an Environmental Health Specialist; and WHEREAS, among many roles throughout his career, Mr. Bailey served as a district manager and eventually became the Benton County Local Health Unit Administrator, where he has served since the early 1990s; and WHEREAS, Mr. Bailey has been active in numerous public health associations throughout Arkansas, and served as a member of the Arkansas Public Health Association, the Arkansas Society of Professional Sanitarians, the Four State Sanitarians Association, and the State Board of Health; and WHEREAS, Mr. Bailey has served as a member of many boards and *ZRC186* 04/21/2026 10:15:52 AM ZRC186 SR30 organizations, including as Chair of the Benton County Community Coalition, Chair of the Benton County Transitional Employment Assistance Board, Chair of the Benton County Council for the …
Sponsors
- Bart Hester (R, 33) · primary sponsor
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 SR30?
- SR30 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2026 Fiscal)): TO HONOR LOY BAILEY UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
- What is the status of SR30?
- Passed both chambers as of April 22, 2026. Latest action: Sine Die adjournment (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR30?
- Bart Hester (R, 33).
- Where is the official record for SR30?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F&measureno=SR30
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