Arkansas 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 227 — CONCERNING THE RECORDING AND INDEXING OF COURT PROCEEDINGS; AND TO PERMIT THE ELECTRONIC AND INTERNET-BASED INDEXING OF CERTAIN COURT DOCUMENTS.

Last action — Notification that SB227 is now Act 183

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

  • SB 227 Current pdf

How this bill changes current law

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This bill allows clerks to create an electronic alphabetical index of court proceedings that is accessible on an internet-based database.

  • 16-20-304

    Every (a) A clerk shall seasonably record the judgments, rules, orders, and other proceedings of the courts of which he or she is the clerk → A clerk shall seasonably record the judgments, rules, orders, and other proceedings of the courts of which he or she is the clerk and shall make a complete alphabetical index thereto of the judgments, rules, orders, and other proceedings of the court.

    The existing text is adjusted to clarify the requirement for a clerk to create a complete alphabetical index.

  • 16-20-304

    A clerk may make only an electronic alphabetical index under subsection (a) of this section if he or she is able to electronically scan the judgments, rules, orders, or other proceedings of the court so that the judgments, rules, orders, or other proceedings of the court are accessible on an internet-based computer database searchable by name or case number. → A clerk may make only an electronic alphabetical index under subsection (a) of this section if he or she is able to electronically scan the judgments, rules, orders, or other proceedings of the court so that the judgments, rules, orders, or other proceedings of the court are accessible on an internet-based computer database searchable by name or case number.

    This change allows the indexing to be specifically noted as electronic, ensuring that it's searchable online.

Action History

  1. Notification that SB227 is now Act 183

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

  6. Returned To the Senate as passed.

  7. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

  8. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  9. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  12. Read the third time and passed.

  13. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

  14. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE

  15. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (137)

137 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

Passed 92 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 92008
Total 92008
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Slape — Yea
B. Smith — Yea
S. Smith — Yea
Richardson — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Christiansen — Yea
Cloud — Yea
D. Douglas — Yea
C. Fite — Yea
L. Fite — Yea
Glover — Yea
Godfrey — Yea
M. Gray — Yea
Hawks — Yea
G. Hodges — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Blake — Yea
Bragg — Yea
Burch — Yea
Capp — Yea
Coleman — Yea
Deffenbaugh — Yea
Fielding — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Gates — Yea
Hillman — Yea
House — Yea
Jett — Yea
Lowery — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nicks — Yea
Richey — Yea
Rushing — Yea
Sorvillo — Yea
Speaks — Yea
Watson — Yea
Aaron Pilkington — Not Voting
Andrew Collins — Yea
Austin McCollum — Yea
Breanne Davis — Not Voting
Breanne Davis — Yea
Brian S. Evans — Yea
Brit McKenzie — Yea
Bruce Cozart — Yea
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Carlton Wing — Yea
Carol Dalby — Yea
Cindy Crawford — Yea
Clint Penzo — Yea
Dan Sullivan — Yea
David Whitaker — Yea
DeAnn Vaught — Yea
Della Rosa — Not Voting
Denise Garner — Yea
Dwight Tosh — Yea
Frances Cavenaugh — Yea
Fred Allen — Yea
Fredrick J. Love — Yea
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Jack Ladyman — Yea
Jamie Scott — Yea
Jeff Wardlaw — Yea
Jim Dotson — Yea
Jim Petty — Yea
Jim Wooten — Yea
Jimmy Gazaway — Yea
John Maddox — Yea
John Payton — Yea
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Julie Mayberry — Yea
Justin Boyd — Yea
Justin Gonzales — Yea
Kenneth B. Ferguson — Yea
Kenneth B. Ferguson — Yea
Lane Jean — Yea
Lee Johnson — Yea
Les D. Eaves — Yea
Les Warren — Yea
Marcus E. Richmond — Yea
Mark Perry — Not Voting
Mary Bentley — Yea
Mike Holcomb — Not Voting
Nicole Clowney — Yea
Reginald Murdock — Yea
Richard Womack — Yea
Rick Beck — Yea
Robin Lundstrum — Yea
Roger D. Lynch — Yea
Ron McNair — Yea
Sonia Eubanks Barker — Yea
Stan Berry — Yea
Stephanie Flowers — Not Voting
Stephen Magie — Yea
Stephen Meeks — Yea
Steve Hollowell — Yea
Steven Walker — Yea
Tippi McCullough — Yea

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Read the third time and passed.

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31004
Total 31004
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
B. Ballinger — Yea
E. Cheatham — Yea
L. Eads — Yea
Elliott — Yea
J. Hendren — Yea
K. Ingram — Yea
M. Pitsch — Yea
B. Sample — Yea
J. Sturch — Yea
L. Chesterfield — Not Voting
Bledsoe — Yea
Bond — Yea
Maloch — Yea
Rapert — Yea
Teague — Yea
Alan Clark — Yea
Bart Hester — Yea
Blake Johnson — Yea
Breanne Davis — Not Voting
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Dave Wallace — Yea
Denise Garner — Yea
Gary Stubblefield — Yea
Greg Leding — Yea
Jane English — Not Voting
Jimmy Hickey, Jr — Yea
Jonathan Dismang — Yea
Kim Hammer — Yea
Mark Johnson — Yea
Missy Irvin — Not Voting
Ricky Hill — Yea
Ronald Caldwell — Yea
Scott Flippo — Yea
Stephanie Flowers — Yea
Terry Rice — Yea

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SB 227 is sponsored by M. Pitsch.
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