Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB613: TO CREATE AN ELECTION PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE FLUORIDATION OF A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to create an election procedure to determine fluoridation of a public water system; and for other purposes. subtitle to create an election procedure to determine fluoridation of a public water system.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO CREATE AN ELECTION PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE FLUORIDATION OF A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO CREATE AN ELECTION PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE FLUORIDATION OF A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 14, Chapter 116, is amended to add an additional subchapter to read as follows: Subchapter 9 - Fluoridation Election 14-116-901. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) "Canvasser" means a person who circulates a fluoridation election petition or a petition part to obtain the signatures of petitioners; (2) "Paid canvasser" means a canvasser who is paid or with whom there is an agreement to pay money or anything of value before or after a signature on a fluoridation election petition is solicited in exchange for soliciting or obtaining a signature on a fluoridation election petition; (3) "Petition part" means a petition signature sheet containing the information required under this subchapter; (4) "Petitioner" means a person who signs a petition requesting *SSS296* 04/02/2025 4:12:25 PM SSS296 SB613 a fluoridation election; (5) "Public water system" means a facility, including without limitation a parent system, consecutive system, or other system, that holds, treats, and supplies water directly or through a consecutive system or consecutive systems to five thousand …
Sponsors
- Clint Penzo (R, 31) · primary sponsor
- Matt Duffield (R, 53)
- Bryan King (R, 28)
- Aaron Pilkington (R, 45)
Latest actions
- : Died in House at Sine Die adjournment.
- : Returned by the Committee Do Pass
- : Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
- : RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
- : Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
- : Read the third time and passed.
- : Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
- : Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
- : Filed
Votes
- House Roll Call #1360 (April 15, 2025): 94 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call #965 (April 8, 2025): 27 yea, 7 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB613?
- SB613 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO CREATE AN ELECTION PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE FLUORIDATION OF A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.
- What does SB613 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to create an election procedure to determine fluoridation of a public water system; and for other purposes. subtitle to create an election procedure to determine fluoridation of a public water system.
- What is the status of SB613?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died in House at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB613?
- Clint Penzo (R, 31), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB613?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=SB613
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