Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1043: TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING OF NONCANDIDATE EXPENDITURES PERTAINING TO APPELLATE JUDICIAL ELECTIONS; AND TO ADOPT NEW LAWS CONCERNING APPELLATE JUDICIAL CAMPAIGNS
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to protect public confidence in the integrity of appellate judicial elections; to require disclosure and reporting of noncandidate expenditures pertaining to appellate judicial elections; to empower citizens to compel transparency from persons making noncandidate expenditures; to adopt new laws concerning appellate judicial campaigns; and for other purposes. subtitle to require disclosure and reporting of noncandidate expenditures pertaining to appellate judicial elections; and to adopt new laws concerning appellate judicial campaigns.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO PROTECT PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE INTEGRITY OF APPELLATE JUDICIAL ELECTIONS; TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING OF NONCANDIDATE EXPENDITURES PERTAINING TO APPELLATE JUDICIAL ELECTIONS; TO EMPOWER CITIZENS TO COMPEL TRANSPARENCY FROM PERSONS MAKING NONCANDIDATE EXPENDITURES; TO ADOPT NEW LAWS CONCERNING APPELLATE JUDICIAL CAMPAIGNS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING OF NONCANDIDATE EXPENDITURES PERTAINING TO APPELLATE JUDICIAL ELECTIONS; AND TO ADOPT NEW LAWS CONCERNING APPELLATE JUDICIAL CAMPAIGNS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 7-6-213 is amended to read as follows: 7-6-213. Verification of reports. All reports required to be filed by the provisions of this subchapter shall be verified by affidavit by the candidate, or a person acting in the candidate's behalf, a noncandidate expenditure committee, or a person acting on behalf of the noncandidate expenditure committee stating that to the best of his, or her, or its knowledge and belief the information so disclosed is a complete, true, and accurate financial statement of the candidate's campaign contributions or expenditures of the candidate or the noncandidate *SSS009* 01-16-2025 13:29:01 SSS009 As Engrossed: H1/16/25 HB1043 expenditure committee. SECTION 2. Arkansas Code Title 7, Chapter 6, Subchapter 2, is amended to add additional sections to read as follows: 7-6-234. Legislative findings …