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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas Senate Honors Loy Bailey on 48-Year Career at Department of Health
Last action · April 29, 2026: Sine Die adjournmentSponsor: Bart Hester
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What This Bill Proposed
The Arkansas Senate formally commends Loy Bailey for his forty-eight years of service to the Arkansas Department of Health and wishes him well in his retirement.
Changes only official legislative recognition; no funding, agency operations, or public service rules are altered by this resolution.
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Loy Bailey
Receives formal legislative commendation and an official copy of the resolution upon retirement.
Key Facts
- Loy Bailey retired from the Arkansas Department of Health on December 31, 2025, after forty-eight years of service.
- Mr. Bailey started his career as a Sanitarian, later titled Environmental Health Specialist, and served as the Benton County Local Health Unit Administrator since the early 1990s.
- He served as President of the Arkansas State Employees Association for two terms and sat on its Board of Directors.
- Mr. Bailey's community leadership roles included chairing the Benton County Community Coalition, the Benton County Transitional Employment Assistance Board, and the Benton County Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.
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- Upon adoption of the resolution, a physical copy is to be presented to Loy Bailey by the Secretary of the Senate.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 29, 2026SenateSine Die adjournment
- Apr 22, 2026SenateFloorRead the third time and adopted.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled
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