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2025R: SB353 ACT 405

TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE DATES FOR ELECTIONS; TO AMEND THE DATES OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS, SCHOOL ELECTIONS, AND CERTAIN SPECIAL ELECTIONS; AND TO CHANGE THE DATE OF THE FISCAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Latest action: Notification that SB353 is now Act 405

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Sponsor	Role
Hester	lead
Wooldridge	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 3, 2025, 10:30 a.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Mar 3, 2025, 1:41 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Mar 6, 2025, 1:50 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Mar 10, 2025, 1:51 p.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Mar 10, 2025, 1:51 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 10, 2025, 3:14 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 11, 2025, 2:26 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Mar 12, 2025, 8:01 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
Mar 12, 2025, 8:02 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 12, 2025, 1:34 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 12, 2025, 1:35 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Mar 13, 2025, 1:45 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Mar 17, 2025, 2:42 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 17, 2025, 2:42 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Mar 17, 2025, 5:38 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Mar 17, 2025, 6:53 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
Mar 19, 2025, 4:11 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Mar 20, 2025, 3:59 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 20, 2025, 3:59 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Mar 20, 2025, 5:42 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Mar 20, 2025, 5:42 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Mar 21, 2025, 9:08 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Mar 21, 2025, 9:08 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Mar 31, 2025, 1:38 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB353 is now Act 405

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 6, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 10, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 11, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 13, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 17, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 19, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House State Agencies - Governmental Affairs Committee · Committee Room 151	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 20, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by Hester, filed Mar 6, 2025, 11:20 a.m. CT; S2 (Senate) by Hester, filed Mar 10, 2025, 5:45 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	Hester	Mar 6, 2025, 11:20 a.m. CT
S2	Senate	Hester	Mar 10, 2025, 5:45 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Mar 19, 2025, 4:11 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Mar 13, 2025, 1:45 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · Senate · Mar 6, 2025, 1:50 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 710

Thursday, March 20, 2025 3:59:40 PM · arkleg

89Yea

0Nay

8Not voting

3Present

0Excused

Yea (89)

Present (3)

Not voting (8)

Senate · RCS 567

Monday, March 17, 2025 2:42:15 PM · arkleg

32Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

2Present

1Excused

Yea (32)

Present (2)

Alan Clark (R)
Mark Johnson (R)

Excused (1)

Tyler Dees (R)

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