Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 271 — TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING A COUNTY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS.

Last action — Notification that SB271 is now Act 460

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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 February 24, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on April 07, 2025.

Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill SB 271, a specific reference to "Act 460 of the Regular Session" has been removed. This change means that the bill no longer ties itself to that previous act, which could affect how it is implemented or understood in relation to existing laws. This matters because it allows for more clarity and flexibility in how the new bill can function on its own without depending on older legislation.

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Act 460 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas As Engrossed:
State of Arkansas As Engrossed:
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How this bill changes current law

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This bill modifies the language regarding the county clerk's certification process for school board candidates.

  • Arkansas Code § 6-14-111(j)

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    This change removes the unnecessary word 'the' from the beginning of the sentence.

Amendments

2 amendments

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Action History

  1. Notification that SB271 is now Act 460

  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 STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- 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. Re-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

  15. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

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

  17. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2

  18. Re-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

  19. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

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

  21. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1

  22. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

  23. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (136)

136 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

elections education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 271?
SB 271 is sponsored by Jeremy Wooldridge and Steve Crowell.
What is the current status of SB 271?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2025. Enacted.
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