Changes

*Section 40 further requires that the general appropriations bill must be passed '''''before''''' any special appropriations bill can be passed. Otherwise, no appropriations are valid.  This resulted in a nightmare during the 1989 session when the general appropriations bill failed to pass by the 3/4 majority but was "deemed passed" by the "just debts of the State" clause of the state constitution, after which numerous special bills were passed, only to have the Arkansas Supreme Court declare the Assembly's actions unconstitutional, thus requiring the Assembly to meet in special session to do things right.

*Section 40 further requires that the general appropriations bill must be passed '''''before''''' any special appropriations bill can be passed. Otherwise, no appropriations are valid.  This resulted in a nightmare during the 1989 session when the general appropriations bill failed to pass by the 3/4 majority but was "deemed passed" by the "just debts of the State" clause of the state constitution, after which numerous special bills were passed, only to have the Arkansas Supreme Court declare the Assembly's actions unconstitutional, thus requiring the Assembly to meet in special session to do things right.

After the November 3, 2020 elections, the Republican Party holds a supermajority in both chambers.

As of 2024, the Republican Party holds a supermajority in both chambers.

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{| class="wikitable"

|-

|-

|Republicans

|Republicans

|76

|82

|27

|29

|-

|-

|Democrats

|Democrats

|35

|18

|7

|6

|-

|-

|Total

|Total