Daily Legislative Update: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
94th Arkansas General Assembly
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | Day 3
SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS SWORN IN AS 47TH GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS
Yesterday was all pomp and circumstance. The state’s seven Congressional officers
were sworn into office and the Governor gave an address during a mid-morning joint
session of the House and Senate. The day opened with an Inaugural Prayer Service at a
local church. The Inauguration Ceremony was on the Capitol steps at noon and the
Inaugural Ball was last night.
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
Governor Sanders issued seven Executive Orders after the Inauguration Ceremony.
They are titled:
• An executive order to institute an immediate hiring and promotion freeze
• An executive order to reduce government rules and regulations
• An executive order to limit government overreach, reduce bureaucracy and review previous executive orders
• An executive order to protect taxpayers and reduce waste in the Department of Commerce Division of Workforce Services Unemployment Insurance Program
• An executive order to prohibit indoctrination and Critical Race Theory in schools
• An executive order to protect state information and communications technology from the influence of the adversarial foreign governments
• An executive order to respect the Latino community by eliminating culturally insensitive words from official use in government
TODAY AT THE CAPITOL
The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m. and the House at 1:30 p.m. Six House and Senate Committees are scheduled to meet at 10:00 a.m. Typically these first meetings are considered “organizational” meetings. You can see today’s full legislative schedule, read bills, look up legislators, see committee rosters & agendas, watch committee meetings and floor sessions online at www.arkleg.state.ar.us
BILL TRACKING
The Senate has filed 46 bills and the House 106. We are tracking 43. Added to Tracking to see the 10 bills added to our tracking today.
All of our tracked bills are available on our website by category, click State Chamber AIA Bill Tracking Categories
STATE CHAMBER/AIA LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION
The State Chamber/AIA Legislative Reception is set for January 17 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. We’d love to see you under the “Big Tent” on the State Chamber/AIA parking lot!
STATE CHAMBER/AIA 2023 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND BILL SCORING
To view the State Chamber/AIA’s legislative agenda click: 2023 State Chamber AIA Legislative Agenda
We plan to score floor votes on key bills again this session. Bills subject to scoring will be
those that address issues in our Legislative Agenda and/or are discussed in a Daily
Legislative Update.