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HB1561

To Establish the Research and Education Protection Act Of 2025.

Painter · 2025 Regular Session · Notification that HB1561 is now Act 473 · Act 473

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TO ESTABLISH THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROTECTION ACT OF 2025.

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10 mentions · 11 meetings · 5 named speakers

House Convenes

April 9, 2025

Matched: “ninety-fifth General Assembly. House Bill 1561 Act 473, House Bill 1598 Act 474, House Bill 1633 Act 475.…”

...d the following measures from the regular session of the 95th General Assembly. House Bill 1561, Act 473, House Bill 1598, Act 474, House Bill 1633, Act 475, House Bill 1640, Act 476, House Bill 1693, 1897, Act 477, House Bill 1705, Act 478...

Senate Convenes

April 1, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1561 Painter Hill TO ESTABLISH THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROTEC…”

by a vote of 27 yeas, 0 nay for not voting for present House Bill 1557 passes Please return to the House House Bill 1561 House Bill 1561 by
ballot by a vote of 29 yea, 5 nay, 1 present. House Bill 1561 passes. Please return to the House. House Bill 1598. House Bill 1598
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Senate Convenes

March 31, 2025

Matched: “…ator Sullivan recommend Du pass calendar me on education as House Bill 1561 by Representative Senator Hill and Representative Painter r…”

...nator Sullivan, recommend do pass. Calendar. Committee on Education who was for House Bill 1561 by Representative Senator Hill and Representative Painter, recommend do pass. Calendar. Committee on Education, who was fired House Bill 1598 by...
Chair (Senator Steve Crowell) · 13:23 in the video

Education Committee - Senate

March 31, 2025 · Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information · on the agenda

Matched: “…TO FILL A VACANCY ON A SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HB1561 Painter TO ESTABLISH THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROTECTION…”

you, Madam Chair. Representative Stetson-Painter, District 3, Baxter County and Fulton County, presenting HB 1561. Senator Hill can be here since he's chairing a transportation committee, so you'll have to be stuck with me.
Representative Stetson Painter · 1:44:06 in the video
...wned by a foreign adversary country plan to eliminate reliance on such software hb 1561 is intended to protect our higher ed institutions and our state from bad actors and located in foreign adversaries so i first want to say appreciate the...
Representative Stetson Painter · 1:45:24 in the video
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Education Committee - Senate

March 19, 2025 · Education Committee - Senate & House Meeting Jointly with Advanced Communications & Information

Matched: “…TO FILL A VACANCY ON A SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HB1561 Painter TO ESTABLISH THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROTECTION…”

House Convenes

March 17, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1561 Painter TO ESTABLISH THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROTECTION…”

3 nay, and 3 present. The bill is passed. Madam Clerk, please read House Bill 1561.
has explained the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill? For the bill Representative Painter is closed for the bill. The question before the House is the passage of House Bill 1561. Prepare the machine, Madam Clerk.
Representative Mary Bentley · 1:04:27 in the video
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Education Committee- House

March 13, 2025 · Education Committee (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “…uh, first I'm going to recognize Representative Painter for HB 1561, if you would please introduce yourself to the record and y…”

...n I'm gonna go a little bit out of order so we can handle folks who are here. uh, first I'm going to recognize Representative Painter for HB 1561, if you would please introduce yourself to the record and you recognized to present your bill.
Chair (Representative Keith Brooks) · 0:44 in the video
... me on this and making sure I'm straight-laced and legal, so I appreciate that. HB 1561. Is a is a bill that's a comprehensive attempt to protect our institutions from foreign adversaries whose interests are not aligned with ours. It addres...
Representative Stetson Painter · 1:51 in the video
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Education Committee- House

March 11, 2025 · Education Committee (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “HB1561 Painter TO ESTABLISH THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROTECTION…”

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Education Committee- House

March 6, 2025 · Education Committee (House)

Matched: “…THE ARKANSAS MILITARY CHILD SCHOOL TRANSITIONS ACT OF 2021. HB1561 Painter TO ESTABLISH THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROTECTION…”

Education Committee- House

March 4, 2025 · Education Committee (House)

Matched: “…THE ARKANSAS MILITARY CHILD SCHOOL TRANSITIONS ACT OF 2021. HB1561 Painter TO ESTABLISH THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROTECTION…”

Education Committee- House

Feb. 27, 2025 · Education Committee (House)

Matched: “…THE ARKANSAS MILITARY CHILD SCHOOL TRANSITIONS ACT OF 2021. HB1561 Painter TO ESTABLISH THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROTECTION…”

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