TO HONOR MISS ARKANSAS' TEEN 2025 AMELIA LISOWE.

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Sponsor: K. Hammer
Last action: 2026-04-14
Official status: Senate -- Sine Die adjournment
Effective date: Not listed

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The official text lists specific universities for scholarship offers, which was added to the summary.

Resolution to Honor Miss Arkansas' Teen 2025 Amelia Lisowe

This Senate resolution honors Amelia Lisowe for winning the Miss Arkansas' Teen 2025 title and recognizes her nonprofit work, volunteer service, media appearances, and scholarship achievements.

What This Bill Does

Honors Amelia Lisowe for being crowned Miss Arkansas' Teen 2025 on June 13, 2025.
Recognizes her as the founder of Lisowe's Lights, a nonprofit that provides night lights to children in foster care.
Notes that Lisowe's Lights has distributed over 37,000 night lights across all 50 states and 10 countries.
Lists her national media appearances on The Jennifer Hudson Show, NBC Nightly News Kids with Lester Holt: Kids Edition, Good Morning America, and Elmo's Road Trip for Sesame Street.
Records that she is a six-time Gold Presidential Volunteer Service awardee with over 900 volunteer hours since 2019.
Notes her work as a paid choreographer at age eleven and her travel to 20 states and 6 countries.
Recognizes her performance of a lyrical dance on the Miss Arkansas' Teen stage.
Records that she earned more than $16,000 in scholarships from the pageant competition.
Notes that she has received full-ride scholarship offers to the University of Alabama, Arkansas State University, and Mississippi State University.
States that she is the youngest person ever to receive a scholarship offer from Mississippi State University.
Recognizes her role as an ambassador for the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Organization who promotes community service, leadership, and educational excellence.
Notes that she represented Arkansas at the Miss America's Teen competition in September 2025.
Requires a copy of this resolution to be presented to Amelia Lisowe by the Secretary of the Senate upon adoption.

Who It Names or Affects

Amelia Lisowe
The Arkansas State Senate

Terms To Know

Senate Resolution: A formal statement by the state senate that expresses an opinion or honor but does not create a new law.
Lisowe's Lights: The nonprofit organization founded by Amelia Lisowe to give night lights to children in foster care.

Limits and Unknowns

This resolution does not change any state laws or rules.
It honors past achievements and current status but does not require future actions from Ms. Lisowe beyond her existing role as Miss Arkansas' Teen 2025.

Bill History

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Official Summary Text

TO HONOR MISS ARKANSAS' TEEN 2025 AMELIA LISOWE.

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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SR 24 3
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By: Senator K. Hammer 5
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SENATE RESOLUTION 8
TO HONOR MISS ARKANSAS' TEEN 2025 AMELIA LISOWE. 9
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TO HONOR MISS ARKANSAS' TEEN 2025 AMELIA 13
LISOWE. 14
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WHEREAS, on Friday, June 13, 2025, Amelia Lisowe, of Benton, Arkansas, 16
representing Miss Greater Little Rock's Teen, was crowned Miss Arkansas' Teen 17
2025 at the Robinson Center in Little Rock, Arkansas; and 18
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WHEREAS, Amelia Lisowe is the fourteen-year-old daughter of Lauren 20
Lisowe, and is a freshman at Bryant Junior High School; and 21
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WHEREAS, Amelia Lisowe is the founder of Lisowe’s Lights, a nonprofit 23
organization dedicated to providing night lights to children in foster care, 24
offering comfort and a sense of security during uncertain times; and 25
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WHEREAS, since its creation, Lisowe’s Lights has distributed more than 27
thirty-seven thousand (37,000) night lights across all fifty (50) states and 28
ten (10) countries, impacting countless young lives; and 29
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WHEREAS, Amelia Lisowe’s service and leadership have earned national 31
recognition, including appearances on The Jennifer Hudson Show, NBC Nightly 32
News Kids with Lester Holt: Kids Edition, and Good Morning America; and 33
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WHEREAS, Amelia Lisowe is a six-time Gold Presidential Volunteer 35
Service awardee with more than nine hundred (900) volunteer hours since 2019; 36
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WHEREAS, Amelia Lisowe's other achievements include appearing on Elmo's 3
Road Trip for the fiftieth anniversary season of Sesame Street, traveling to 4
twenty (20) states and six (6) countries, and being a paid choreographer at 5
the age of eleven (11); and 6
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WHEREAS, on the Miss Arkansas’ Teen stage, Amelia Lisowe showcased her 8
artistic talents with a moving lyrical dance to Whitney Houston’s “I Have 9
Nothing”; and 10
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WHEREAS, while on the Miss Arkansas' Teen stage, Amelia Lisowe answered 12
questions about how she could help foster kids, how she could address 13
stereotypes surrounding Miss Arkansas, and what she wished to accomplish 14
during her reign if crowned Miss Arkansas' Teen 2025; and 15
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WHEREAS, for her community service and her performance on the Miss 17
Arkansas' Teen stage, Amelia Lisowe earned more than sixteen thousand dollars 18
($16,000) in scholarships; and 19
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WHEREAS, Amelia Lisowe has earned full-ride scholarships to the 21
University of Alabama, Arkansas State University, and Mississippi State 22
University; and 23
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WHEREAS, Amelia Lisowe is the youngest person to ever receive a 25
scholarship offer from Mississippi State University; and 26
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WHEREAS, in her role as Miss Arkansas' Teen 2025, Amelia Lisowe serves 28
as a role model and ambassador for the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Organization 29
and promotes community service, leadership, and educational excellence; and 30
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WHEREAS, Amelia Lisowe represented the State of Arkansas at the Miss 32
America’s Teen competition in September 2025; and 33
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WHEREAS, Amelia Lisowe continues to serve as a role model to Arkansans 35
and is continuing her mission to bring light and hope to foster children, 36
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NOW THEREFORE, 2
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 3
STATE OF ARKANSAS: 4
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THAT the Senate honor Miss Arkansas' Teen 2025 Amelia Lisowe for her 6
remarkable achievements, her service to others, and her outstanding 7
representation of the State of Arkansas. 8
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of the resolution be 10
presented to Amelia Lisowe by the Secretary of the Senate. 11
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