Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB212: TO CREATE THE DOCUMENT VALIDITY DIVISION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to create the document validity division; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the document validity division; and to declare an emergency.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO CREATE THE DOCUMENT VALIDITY DIVISION; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO CREATE THE DOCUMENT VALIDITY DIVISION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 7, Chapter 4, is amended to add an additional subchapter to read as follows: Subchapter 4 -- Document Validity Division 7-4-401. Document Validity Division. (a) There is created within the office of the Secretary of State the Document Validity Division. (b) The Secretary of State may designate members of his or her staff as record validity investigators, who shall investigate documents and activities related to the validity and truthfulness of records submitted to the office of the Secretary of State under Arkansas Code, Title 7, Chapters or 9. (c) The Document Validity Division shall be a law enforcement agency of the office of the Secretary of State appointed by the Secretary of State from his or her employees to investigate the validity of documents filed with the Secretary of State under Arkansas Code, Title 7, Chapters 5 or 9. *SSS083* 02-26-2025 10:05:09 SSS083 As Engrossed: S2/20/25 S2/26/25 SB212 7-4-402. Investigations. (a) The Secretary of State or a document validity investigator may conduct an investigation to determine whether a document submitted …
Sponsors
- Kim Hammer (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Kendon Underwood (R, 16)
Latest actions
- : Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- : Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
- : REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- : Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- : Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
- : Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
- : REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- : Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- : Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
- : Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Common questions
- What is SB212?
- SB212 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO CREATE THE DOCUMENT VALIDITY DIVISION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
- What does SB212 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to create the document validity division; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the document validity division; and to declare an emergency.
- What is the status of SB212?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB212?
- Kim Hammer (R, 16), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB212?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=SB212
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