Arkansas SB551: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANVASSING FOR A PETITION FOR A LOCAL OPTION ELECTION

What the bill says

An act to be entitled an act to amend the law concerning canvassing for a petition for a local option election; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend the law concerning canvassing for a petition for a local option election.

From the enrolled text:

An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANVASSING FOR A PETITION FOR A LOCAL OPTION ELECTION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANVASSING FOR A PETITION FOR A LOCAL OPTION ELECTION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 3-8-805(a) and (b), concerning the signing of a petition and the penalty for falsification for a local option election, are amended to read as follows: (a)(1) A person signing a petition under this subchapter and (B) Sign After reading the ballot title of the petition in the presence of the canvasser or having the ballot title of the petition read aloud to him or her in the presence of the canvasser, sign his or her own name and print his or her own name, address, birthdate, and the date of signing on a petition in his or her own handwriting. (2) If a person signing a petition under subdivision (a)(1) of this section requires assistance due to disability, another person: (A) May print the name, address, birthdate, and the date of signing; and (B) Shall sign and print his or her name in the SB551 (3) A person who is under eighteen (18) years of age shall not act as a canvasser. (4) …

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Sponsors

• Kim Hammer (R, 16) · primary sponsor
• Jon Eubanks (R, 46)

Latest actions

1. April 18, 2025: Notification that SB551 is now Act 764
2. April 15, 2025: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
3. April 15, 2025: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
4. April 14, 2025: ORDERED ENROLLED
5. April 14, 2025: Returned from the House as passed.
6. April 14, 2025: Returned to the Senate as passed.
7. April 14, 2025: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
8. April 9, 2025: Returned by the Committee Do Pass
9. April 3, 2025: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
10. April 3, 2025: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

Votes

• House Roll Call #1246 (April 14, 2025): 71 yea, 20 nay, passed
• House Roll Call #1137 (April 9, 2025): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate Roll Call #864 (April 7, 2025): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate Roll Call #829 (April 3, 2025): 18 yea, 9 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB551?

SB551 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANVASSING FOR A PETITION FOR A LOCAL OPTION ELECTION.

What does SB551 do?

In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to amend the law concerning canvassing for a petition for a local option election; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend the law concerning canvassing for a petition for a local option election.

What is the status of SB551?

Chaptered as of April 18, 2025. Latest action: Notification that SB551 is now Act 764 (April 18, 2025).

Who sponsored SB551?

Kim Hammer (R, 16), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for SB551?

On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=SB551