Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 173 — TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO TITLE 7 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING ELECTIONS.

Last action — Notification that SB173 is now Act 166

  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, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on February 25, 2025.

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Prognosis

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    2 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

0 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SB 173 removed a reference to "Act 166 of the Regular Session," along with the approval date of February 25, 2025. This change might indicate that the bill no longer relies on that specific act or that its approval is no longer relevant to the current discussion. Understanding these updates is important, as it can affect how the bill interacts with existing laws and what supporters or critics will focus on as the legislative process continues.

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Act 166 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 173 5 By:
State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 173 5 By:
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3 01/31/2025 10:16:37AM SSS003
2/25/25 3 01/31/2025 10:16:37AM SSS003
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Action History

  1. Notification that SB173 is now Act 166

  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

  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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2 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 134 not signed on

Not signed on (134)

134 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 173?
SB 173 is sponsored by Matthew J. Shepherd, Joshua Bryant, Jimmy Gazaway, and Clarke Tucker.
What is the current status of SB 173?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2025. Enacted.
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