Tuesday, February 01, 2011

HB1205, THE ARKANSAS WATER ADDITIVE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.

HB1205, which would require information about chemicals that are placed in drinking water bill, was debated before the House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee of the Arkansas 88th Legislature. With 15 Democrats and 5 Republicans, the bill was voted down on party lines. The committee meeting started at 10am, the House Session wasn't until 1:30pm, but Representative Barry Hyde (D-40) forced debate to be limited to 15 minutes.

Some highlights of the committee debate are below:











HB1008, the bill that would require U.S. Citizenship or lawful presence in the United States for a person to be eligible for in-state tuition is still on the table! Contact the legislatures in the Education Committee. Details of the bill are here.



HB1008

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