Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HJR1018: THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT
Status: Chaptered, April 21, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to the Arkansas Constitution. State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/10/25 95th General Assembly Regular Session, 2025 HJR 1018 By: Representatives Ray, Achor, Barker, Beck, Bentley, A. Brown, M. Brown, R. Burkes, Cavenaugh, Crawford, Duffield, Furman, Gazaway, Hawk, Ladyman, Lundstrum, McCollum, B. McKenzie, Nazarenko, Pilkington, Richmond, Rose, Torres, Underwood, Unger, Womack By: Senators J. Payton, J. Bryant, Dees, Hill, B. Johnson, M. McKee, C. Penzo, J. Petty, Rice, G. Stubblefield, D. Wallace HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO CREATE "THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT"; TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES MEETING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ELECTOR UNDER THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION MAY VOTE IN AN ELECTION IN THIS STATE; AND PROVIDING THAT A PERSON WHO DOES NOT MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ELECTOR UNDER THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO VOTE IN ANY STATE OR LOCAL ELECTION HELD IN THIS STATE. Subtitle THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND BY THE SENATE, A MAJORITY OF ALL MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE AGREEING THERETO: THAT the following is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, and upon being submitted …
Sponsors
- David Ray (R, 69) · primary sponsor
- John Payton (R, 22)
- Brandon Achor (R, 71)
- Sonia Barker (R, 96)
- Rick Beck (R, 43)
- Mary Bentley (R, 54)
- Alyssa Brown (R, 41)
- Matt Brown (R, 55)
- Rebecca Burkes (R, 11)
- Frances Cavenaugh (R, 30)
- Cindy Crawford (R, 51)
- Matt Duffield (R, 53)
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor
- : Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- : TO BE ENROLLED
- : Returned from the Senate as passed.
- : Returned to the House as passed.
- : Motion to hold HJR1018 in the Senate. Motion Carried.
- : Read the third time and adopted.
- : 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
- : Received from the House.
Votes
- House Roll Call #1358 (April 15, 2025): 81 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call #1187 (April 14, 2025): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call #860 (April 7, 2025): 29 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #948 (April 7, 2025): 82 yea, 6 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HJR1018?
- HJR1018 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): THE CITIZENS ONLY VOTING AMENDMENT.
- What is the status of HJR1018?
- Chaptered as of April 21, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor (April 21, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR1018?
- David Ray (R, 69), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR1018?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=HJR1018
Source: official Arkansas record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.