Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2026 Fiscal)
Arkansas SMR2: IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF SENATOR LUTHER BOYD "LU" HARDIN AND IN RECOGNITION OF HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND TO HIS LOCAL COMMUNITY
Status: Passed both chambers, April 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 8, 2026:
State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly Fiscal Session, 2026 SMR By: Senators M. Johnson, J. Boyd, J. Bryant, Caldwell, A. Clark, Crowell, B. Davis, Dees, J. Dismang, J. Dotson, J. English, Flippo, S. Flowers, Gilmore, K. Hammer, Hester, Hickey, Hill, Irvin, B. 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 MEMORIAL RESOLUTION IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF SENATOR LUTHER BOYD "LU" HARDIN AND IN RECOGNITION OF HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND TO HIS LOCAL COMMUNITY. Subtitle IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF SENATOR LUTHER BOYD "LU" HARDIN AND IN RECOGNITION OF HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND TO HIS LOCAL COMMUNITY. WHEREAS, former Senator Luther Boyd "Lu" Hardin, formerly of Maumelle, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2025, at the age of seventy-three (73); and WHEREAS, Senator Hardin was born on September 16, 1951, in Searcy, Arkansas, to Luther S. Hardin and Chrystal Hardin; and WHEREAS, Senator Hardin was raised in Searcy, Arkansas, where he developed a love for golf and politics, and where he played for the Searcy American Legion baseball team during their victory in the 1969 state championship; and WHEREAS, Senator Hardin attended college at Arkansas Tech University, from which he …
Sponsors
- Mark Johnson (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- 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)
- Scott Flippo (R, 23)
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 SMR2?
- SMR2 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2026 Fiscal)): IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF SENATOR LUTHER BOYD "LU" HARDIN AND IN RECOGNITION OF HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND TO HIS LOCAL COMMUNITY.
- What is the status of SMR2?
- Passed both chambers as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: Sine Die adjournment (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SMR2?
- Mark Johnson (R, 17), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SMR2?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F&measureno=SMR2
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