# Ricky Hill

Ricky Hill is a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate for district 11.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arkansas Senate, district 11
- Serving since: 2018-05-28
- Current term: AR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/faf89935-181a-4d19-9e4b-dce4657d4d3a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/faf89935-181a-4d19-9e4b-dce4657d4d3a (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

77% of the 30 bills Hill sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Arkansas Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.22 (standard error 0.03), from 233 donors and 296 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (AR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 30 bills: 28 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 23 became law. Cosponsored 31. 76.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arkansas Senate 60.4%; rank 5 of 31).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1988: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE DISTRIBUTION OF AUTO AUCTION FEES FOR SALVAGE-TITLED OR PARTS-ONLY TITLED VEHICLES; AND TO AMEND THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH AUTO… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1988/
- SB 562: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT; AND TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN ANNUAL PROJECT REVIEW AND EFFICIENCY STUDY OF THE ARKANSAS… (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB562/
- SB 550: TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE ARKANSAS LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY COMMISSION TO THE ARKANSAS BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB550/
- HB 1845: TO ALLOW THE ELECTRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE OWNERSHIP OF MOTOR VEHICLES; TO AUTHORIZE ELECTRONIC LIEN, TITLING, AND REGISTRATION… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1845/
- SB 454: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING UNCLAIMED PROPERTY FUNDS; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY FUNDS; TO CREATE THE… (became law, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB454/
- HB 1785: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE MEMBERS OF A COUNTY DEPOSITORY BOARD. (became law, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1785/
- SR 44: TO HONOR D.J. DANIEL FOR HIS FIGHT AGAINST BRAIN CANCER AND SUPPORT NAMING HIM AN HONORARY STATE CAPITOL POLICE OFFICER, AND TO PROCLAIM MARCH 17, 2025, AS… (introduced, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR44/
- HB 1758: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HEARING INSTRUMENT DISPENSERS; AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "PRACTICE OF DISPENSING HEARING INSTRUMENTS". (became law, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/HB1758/
- SR 42: TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF CABOT AS RECIPIENT IN 2024 OF A TRENDSETTER CITY AWARD FROM ARKANSAS BUSINESS AND AN HONORABLE MENTION IN THE ARKANSAS BUSINESS… (introduced, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SR42/
- SB 338: TO PROVIDE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR STUDENT FARMERS; AND TO PROVIDE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO BE USED IN… (in committee, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/ar/bills/2025/SB338/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $207.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.arkansas.gov/senators/ricky-hill/
- X: https://x.com/VoteRickyHill
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ricky.hill.39794
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteRickyHill/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricky-hill-1a112069/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/faf89935-181a-4d19-9e4b-dce4657d4d3a