Arkansas 2023 First Extraordinary Session Status: Enacted

SB 10 — TO AMEND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Last action — Notification that SB10 is now Act 7

  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 September 13, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on September 15, 2023.

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

Advancing 60% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 26 sponsors

    2 primary, 24 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

0 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of Bill SB 10, a reference to "Act 7 of the First Extraordinary Session," which was approved on September 14, 2023, has been removed. This change simplifies the bill by eliminating unnecessary references to a past legislative act. It matters because it helps clarify the current focus of the bill without tying it to earlier legislation.

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Act 7 of the First Extraordinary Session State of Arkansas Call Item 4 94th General Assembly A Bill First Extraordinary Session, 2023 SENATE BILL 10 5 By:
State of Arkansas Call Item 4 94th General Assembly A Bill First Extraordinary Session, 2023 SENATE BILL 10 5 By:
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3 9/12/2023 6:56:22 PM TNL504
9/14/23 3 9/12/2023 6:56:22 PM TNL504
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Action History

  1. Notification that SB10 is now Act 7

  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. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

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

  9. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

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

  11. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  12. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  13. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  14. Read the third time and passed.

  15. Rules suspended.

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

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

  18. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (24)

Not signed on (112)

112 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 10?
SB 10 is sponsored by Jane English, Jim Dotson, Jonathan Dismang, Tyler Dees, Breanne Davis, Steve Crowell, Ronald Caldwell, Joshua Bryant, Justin Boyd, David Ray, Bart Hester, Dave Wallace, Dan Sullivan, Matt Stone, Terry Rice, Jim Petty, Clint Penzo, Matt McKee, Blake Johnson, Missy Irvin, Ricky Hill, Jimmy Hickey, Jr, Kim Hammer, Ben Gilmore, Scott Flippo, and Gary Stubblefield.
What is the current status of SB 10?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced September 13, 2023. Enacted.
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