Arkansas 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 340 — TO REGULATE THE WITNESSING OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY A NOTARY PUBLIC; TO ALLOW FOR REMOTE WITNESSING OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY A NOTARY PUBLIC; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Last action — Notification that SB340 is now Act 1047

  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 February 22, 2021. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

  • SB 340 Current pdf

Amendments

3 amendments

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Action History

  1. Notification that SB340 is now Act 1047

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

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

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

  5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  6. Read the third time and passed.

  7. Rules suspended.

  8. House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.

  9. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  10. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1

  11. Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

  12. Returned from the House as passed as amended, Amendment #1.

  13. Returned To Senate as passed, as amended # 1

  14. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

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

  16. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  17. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

  18. Motion to place on second reading for the purpose of amendment passed

  19. Motion to suspend rules to amend on House floor, Engross and for final passage passed

  20. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

  21. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

  22. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  23. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  24. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  25. Read the third time and passed.

  26. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  27. Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  28. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  29. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2

  30. Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

  31. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  32. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  33. Withdrawn from Committee for purpose of amendment # 1

  34. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

  35. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (136)

136 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Read the third time and passed.

Passed 34 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34100
Total 34100
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Beckham — Yea
Bledsoe — Yea
Elliott — Yea
Rapert — Yea
Teague — Yea
Alan Clark — Yea
B. Ballinger — Yea
B. Sample — Yea
Bart Hester — Yea
Ben Gilmore — Yea
Blake Johnson — Yea
Breanne Davis — Yea
C. Tucker — Yea
Dan Sullivan — Yea
Dave Wallace — Yea
G. Stubblefield — Yea
Greg Leding — Yea
J. Hendren — Yea
J. Sturch — Yea
Jane English — Yea
Jimmy Hickey, Jr — Yea
Jonathan Dismang — Yea
K. Ingram — Yea
Kim Hammer — Yea
L. Chesterfield — Yea
L. Eads — Yea
M. Pitsch — Yea
Mark Johnson — Yea
Missy Irvin — Yea
Ricky Hill — Yea
Ronald Caldwell — Yea
S. Flowers — Nay
Scott Flippo — Yea
T. Garner — Yea
Terry Rice — Yea

Official roll call →

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

Passed 95 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 95401
Total 95401
% of votes cast 95%4%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Bragg — Yea
Carr — Yea
Christiansen — Yea
Cloud — Yea
Coleman — Yea
Deffenbaugh — Yea
Fielding — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Godfrey — Yea
Haak — Yea
Hawks — Yea
Hillman — Yea
Jett — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nicks — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Slape — Yea
Speaks — Yea
Tollett — Yea
Watson — Yea
Lowery — Not Voting
Aaron Pilkington — Yea
Andrew Collins — Yea
Ashley Hudson — Yea
Austin McCollum — Yea
B. Smith — Yea
Brian S. Evans — Yea
Brit McKenzie — Yea
Bruce Cozart — Yea
C. Fite — Yea
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Carlton Wing — Yea
Carol Dalby — Yea
Cindy Crawford — Yea
Clint Penzo — Yea
D. Ferguson — Nay
David Ray — Yea
David Whitaker — Yea
DeAnn Vaught — Yea
Denise Garner — Yea
Denise Jones Ennett — Yea
Dwight Tosh — Yea
Frances Cavenaugh — Yea
Fred Allen — Nay
Fredrick J. Love — Nay
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Howard M. Beaty, Jr. — Yea
Jack Ladyman — Yea
Jamie Scott — Yea
Jeff Wardlaw — Yea
Jim Dotson — Yea
Jim Wooten — Yea
Jimmy Gazaway — Yea
John Maddox — Yea
John Payton — Yea
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon Milligan — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Joshua Bryant — Yea
Joy Springer — Yea
Julie Mayberry — Yea
Justin Boyd — Yea
Justin Gonzales — Yea
K. Ferguson — Yea
Karilyn Brown — Yea
Keith Brooks — Yea
Kendon Underwood — Yea
L. Fite — Yea
L. Johnson — Yea
Lane Jean — Yea
Les D. Eaves — Yea
Les Warren — Yea
M. Berry — Yea
M. Davis — Yea
M. Gray — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
Marcus E. Richmond — Yea
Mark D. McElroy — Yea
Mark Perry — Yea
Mary Bentley — Yea
Matthew J. Shepherd — Nay
Mike Holcomb — Yea
Nicole Clowney — Yea
Reginald Murdock — Yea
Richard McGrew — Yea
Richard Womack — Yea
Rick Beck — Yea
Rick McClure — Yea
Robin Lundstrum — Yea
Roger D. Lynch — Yea
Ron McNair — Yea
S. Berry — Yea
S. Smith — Yea
Sonia Eubanks Barker — Yea
Stephen Magie — Yea
Stephen Meeks — Yea
Steve Hollowell — Yea
Tippi McCullough — Yea
Tony Furman — Yea
V. Flowers — Yea

Official roll call →

Read the third time and passed.

Passed 33 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33101
Total 33101
% of votes cast 94%3%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Rapert — Yea
Teague — Yea
Beckham — Yea
Bledsoe — Yea
Elliott — Yea
Alan Clark — Yea
B. Ballinger — Yea
B. Sample — Yea
Bart Hester — Yea
Ben Gilmore — Yea
Blake Johnson — Yea
Breanne Davis — Yea
C. Tucker — Yea
Dan Sullivan — Yea
Dave Wallace — Yea
G. Stubblefield — Yea
Greg Leding — Yea
J. Hendren — Yea
J. Sturch — Yea
Jane English — Yea
Jimmy Hickey, Jr — Yea
Jonathan Dismang — Yea
K. Ingram — Not Voting
Kim Hammer — Yea
L. Chesterfield — Yea
L. Eads — Yea
M. Pitsch — Yea
Mark Johnson — Yea
Missy Irvin — Yea
Ricky Hill — Yea
Ronald Caldwell — Yea
S. Flowers — Nay
Scott Flippo — Yea
T. Garner — Yea
Terry Rice — Yea

Official roll call →

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SB 340 is sponsored by Clint Penzo and B. Ballinger.
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