Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2026 Fiscal)
Arkansas SMR6: IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF LEGENDARY COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH LOUIS LEO "LOU" HOLTZ FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE, THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND THE GAME OF FOOTBALL
Status: Failed, April 29, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 28, 2026:
State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly Fiscal Session, 2026 SMR By: Senator Hester SENATE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF LEGENDARY COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH LOUIS LEO "LOU" HOLTZ FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE, THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND THE GAME OF FOOTBALL. Subtitle IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF LEGENDARY COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH LOUIS LEO "LOU" HOLTZ FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE, THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND THE GAME OF FOOTBALL. WHEREAS, legendary college football coach Louis Leo "Lou" Holtz, formerly associated with the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, passed away on March 4, 2026, at the age of eighty-nine (89); and WHEREAS, Coach Holtz was born January 6, 1937, in Follansbee, West Virginia, the son of a bus driver, and rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most successful and motivational figures in the history of American college football; and WHEREAS, after a collegiate playing career and early coaching stops, including a brief and challenging stint as head coach of the New York Jets of the National Football League, Coach Holtz arrived at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1977 as the successor to legendary athletic director and former coach Frank Broyles; and *CRH384* 04/28/2026 7:26:29 AM CRH384 SMR6 WHEREAS, during his seven (7) seasons as head football coach …
Sponsors
- Bart Hester (R, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Senate at Sine Die adjournment.
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is SMR6?
- SMR6 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2026 Fiscal)): IN RESPECTFUL MEMORY OF LEGENDARY COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH LOUIS LEO "LOU" HOLTZ FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE, THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND THE GAME OF FOOTBALL.
- What is the status of SMR6?
- Failed as of April 29, 2026. Latest action: Died in Senate at Sine Die adjournment. (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SMR6?
- Bart Hester (R, 33).
- Where is the official record for SMR6?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F&measureno=SMR6
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