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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas Senate Honors Retiring Public Information Officer John Pendleton Reed
Last action · April 29, 2026: Sine Die adjournmentSponsors: Kim Hammer and 34 others
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What This Bill Proposed
The Arkansas Senate officially honors John Pendleton Reed for his over thirty-five years of service as the Senate's public information officer following his retirement on November 30, 2025.
Changes only the official recognition status of a retiring legislative staff member; no funding, programmatic, or statutory changes are enacted.
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John Pendleton Reed
Receives official commendation and recognition from the Arkansas Senate upon his retirement.
Key Facts
- John Pendleton Reed served as the public information officer for the Arkansas Senate and retired on November 30, 2025.
- John Reed completed over thirty-five years of employment with the Senate beginning on August 1, 1990.
- Prior to his Senate career, John Reed worked as a reporter for the Pine Bluff Commercial and the Arkansas Gazette.
- Upon adoption of the resolution, a copy is to be presented to John Pendleton Reed 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 23, 2026SenateFloorRead the third time and adopted.
- Apr 14, 2026SenateIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
- Apr 14, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled
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