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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas Senate adopts resolution recognizing Elkins High School football team as state champions
Last action · April 29, 2026: Sine Die adjournmentSponsor: Jim Petty
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What This Bill Proposed
The Arkansas Senate officially recognizes the Elkins High School Elks football team as the 2025 Class 4A state champions following their victory on December 13, 2025.
Changes only the official legislative record by honoring the team's athletic achievement; no funding, services, or legal mandates are created.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Elkins High School Elks football team
The team members and coaching staff receive official legislative recognition from the Arkansas Senate for their state championship victory.
Key Facts
- The Elkins High School Elks football team won the 2025 Class 4A state championship on December 13, 2025.
- The championship game took place at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- The Elks defeated the Dardanelle High School Sand Lizards with a final score of 31 to 14.
- The victory marked the first ever state championship title in the program's history.
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- The team finished the season with a final record of 14 wins and 1 loss (14-1).
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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 15, 2026SenateIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
- Apr 15, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled
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