Senate Bill 799 fails on the floor of the Senate

Senate Bill 799, the bill to allow for the children of undocumented aliens who graduate from an Arkansas high school to attend Arkansas colleges and universities at an in-state rate, failed on the floor of the Senate with 13 yes votes. The bill needed 18 yeas to clear the Senate. Immediately after the vote, Senator Elliott moved to expunge the vote so that it can be brought back up for a vote -- the vote was expunged. The news made it over to the House end of the Capitol in lightning speed.

In other votes from the floor of both chambers, the Senate approved the bill to prevent "absentee" lobbying. It will be sent to House Rules for Wednesday's meeting. The House pulled SB2 off today's calendar -- that bill repeals the sales tax on mini-storage units.