Legislation that looks to abolish an Arkansas commission and board cleared its first major hurdle on Monday.

Senate Bill 184 would abolish the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) commission and the state library board. It cleared the Senate Monday in a 23-8 vote and is headed to the House.

The legislation is sponsored by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Jonesboro) and Rep. Wayne Long (R-Bradford). It is co-sponsored by Rep. Stephen Meeks (R-Greenbrier).

In November 2024, former Arkansas senator and current Arkansas State Library Board member Jason Rapert called for the library board to be dissolved due to its failure in “protecting children from sexually explicit materials.”