Baby Olivia Act hits bump in Arkansas Senate Education Committee

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Baby Olivia Act hits bump in Arkansas Senate Education Committee

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Baby Olivia Act passed on the Arkansas House floor last week, but on Monday it hit a bump in the road on the Senate side. In the Senate Education Committee, State Sen. Breanne Davis (R- Russellville) testified she is pro-life and has concerns with the bill. Bill filed to show Baby Olivia gestation video in Arkansas health classrooms She said the conversation is being framed as a pro-life or pro-choice issue when it …

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Fetal development video bill hits speed bump in Arkansas Senate committee • Arkansas Advocate

Rep. Mary Bentley, R-Perryville, presents House Bill 1180 to the House Education Committee on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. (Mary Hennigan/Arkansas Advocate)A bill that would require Arkansas public schools to show students a human development video stalled in committee Monday.  Since Rep. Mary Bentley, R-Perryville, introduced House Bill 1180 last week, the legislation has received pushback from critics who’ve questioned its age appropriateness, m…

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‘Baby Olivia’ bill pulled, not voted on by Arkansas Senate committee | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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'Baby Olivia' bill faces setback as bipartisan voices demand medically accurate education

A bill that touched on abortion politics was unexpectedly pulled from the senate education committee today after it became clear it did not have the votes to pa

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Baby Olivia Act on hold in the Arkansas Senate Education Committee

The Baby Olivia Act is on hold after state lawmakers in the Arkansas Senate Education Committee spent hours debating the proposed bill.

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Arkansas Senate Education Committee Fails to Pass Pro-Life Ultrasound Education Bill

On Monday the Arkansas Senate Education Committee failed to pass a good bill that provides public school students with appropriate education about unborn children. H.B. 1180, The Baby Olivia Act, by Rep. Mary Bentley (R — Perryville) and Sen. Clint Penzo (R — Springdale) ensures public schools show students a recording of a high-definition ultrasound video that is at least three minutes long as part of sex-education and human growth and developm…