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2025R: SB135 ACT 399

TO AMEND ELECTION REQUIREMENTS IN THE CASE OF AN UNCHANGED RATE OF AN ANNUAL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX LEVIED BY A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Latest action: Notification that SB135 is now Act 399

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Sponsor	Role
J. Boyd	lead
Gramlich	primary
Crawford	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 28, 2025, 1:56 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Jan 28, 2025, 2:54 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 4, 2025, 7:51 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Feb 4, 2025, 7:51 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 4, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 4, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 11, 2025, 8:19 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
Feb 11, 2025, 8:19 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 11, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 11, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 12, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Feb 13, 2025, 10:31 a.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 19, 2025, 8:16 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 3
Feb 19, 2025, 8:16 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 19, 2025, 1:32 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 19, 2025, 1:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 24, 2025, 1:38 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Feb 25, 2025, 2:15 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Feb 25, 2025, 2:15 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Feb 25, 2025, 4:36 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Feb 25, 2025, 5:09 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Mar 18, 2025, 1:40 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Mar 19, 2025, 3:15 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 19, 2025, 3:15 p.m. CT	House	Returned
Mar 19, 2025, 7:35 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Mar 19, 2025, 7:36 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Mar 20, 2025, 8:50 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Mar 20, 2025, 8:50 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Mar 31, 2025, 1:36 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB135 is now Act 399

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 12, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 13, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 24, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 25, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 4, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 19, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by J. Boyd, filed Feb 3, 2025, 1:48 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 135 TO AMEND ELECTION REQUIREMENTS IN THE CASE OF AN UNCHANGED RATE OF AN ANNUAL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX LEV; S2 (Senate) by J. Boyd, filed Feb 10, 2025, 9:15 a.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 135 TO AMEND ELECTION REQUIREMENTS IN THE CASE OF AN UNCHANGED RATE OF AN ANNUAL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX LEV; S3 (Senate) by J. Boyd, filed Feb 18, 2025, 11:59 a.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 135 TO AMEND ELECTION REQUIREMENTS IN THE CASE OF AN UNCHANGED RATE OF AN ANNUAL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX LEV.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	J. Boyd	Feb 3, 2025, 1:48 p.m. CT
S2	Senate	J. Boyd	Feb 10, 2025, 9:15 a.m. CT
S3	Senate	J. Boyd	Feb 18, 2025, 11:59 a.m. CT

Fiscal impact

Other1 · Jan 31, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement ______________________________________________________________________________ DATE 1/29/25 BILL SB135 SPONSOR BOYD SUBTITLE TO AMEND ELECTION REQUIREMENTS IN THE CASE OF AN UNCHANGED RATE OF AN ANNUAL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX LEVIED BY A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ____________________________________________________________________________ TOPIC School Election Ballot AFFECTED FUNDS REVENUE IMPACT No Fiscal Impact ASSUMPTIONS - BASED ON: ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Prepared by the Arkansas Department of Education

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Mar 18, 2025, 1:40 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Feb 24, 2025, 1:38 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Feb 12, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 664

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 3:15:04 PM · arkleg

81Yea

5Nay

4Not voting

10Present

0Excused

Yea (81)

Nay (5)

Present (10)

Not voting (4)

Senate · RCS 326

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 2:15:31 PM · arkleg

34Yea

0Nay

1Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (34)

Not voting (1)

Bryan King (R)

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