Another week of Arkansas’ 95th General Assembly came to an end with more bills being passed. District 3 State Representative Stetson Painter of Mountain Home says the first bill to be approved was House Bill 1074, affecting the property tax relief trust fund.
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On Wednesday, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the Bell to Bell, No Cell Act, legislation to ban smartphones and other personal electronic devices, including smart watches, from every single public school in Arkansas, beginning in the next school year. Painter says he has mixed feelings about the legislation, but the assembly does need to address the issue with cellphones and social media in the classrooms.
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Painter was given an opportunity to speak on the floor of the House Chamber this week. He says he was proud to use that time to recognize two groups of local student athletes.
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The week ended with 300 bills being filed in the House and more than 140 in the Senate.
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