Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 270 — TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE FILING PERIODS OF CERTAIN NONPARTISAN SCHOOL BOARD AND MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES.

Last action — Notification that SB270 is now Act 360

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on March 20, 2025.

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Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

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  • 2 sponsors

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Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of Bill SB 270, the reference to "Act 360 of the Regular Session" has been removed, along with the approval date of March 20, 2025. This change likely means that the bill is no longer linked to that specific act and could indicate a shift in focus or the intention to simplify the legislation. It matters because it may alter how the bill interacts with existing laws and could affect the overall implementation timeline.

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Act 360 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 270 5 By:
State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 270 5 By:
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2 02/24/2025 9:54:09 AM SSS160
3/20/25 2 02/24/2025 9:54:09 AM SSS160
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How this bill changes current law

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The bill updates the filing periods for nonpartisan school board and municipal candidates to a uniform one-week period before elections.

  • Arkansas Code § 6-14-111(e)(1)(B)

    During a one-week period beginning at 12:00 noon and ending at 12:00 noon ninety (90) days before a school election held in November.

    Establishes a specific filing period for school board election candidates.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-42-206(b)(1)

    during a one-week period beginning at 12:00 noon and ending at 12:00 noon ninety (90) days before the general election with the county clerk.

    Sets a defined filing period for independent municipal candidates.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-47-110(a)(2)

    during a one-week period beginning at 12:00 noon and ending at 12:00 noon ninety (90) days before the election;

    Creates a standardized filing period for city manager form municipal elections.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-48-109(a)(4)

    during the one-week period beginning at 12:00 noon and ending at 12:00 noon ninety (90) days before the general election;

    Uniformizes the filing period for candidates in city administrator form governments.

Action History

  1. Notification that SB270 is now Act 360

  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 CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS 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 CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

  15. Filed

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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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Who sponsors SB 270?
SB 270 is sponsored by Jeremy Wooldridge and Steve Crowell.
What is the current status of SB 270?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2025. Enacted.
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