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2025R: SJR13
A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ALLOW A CANDIDATE FOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE, CIRCUIT JUDGE, OR DISTRICT JUDGE TO DECLARE HIS OR HER PARTY AFFILIATION OR INDEPENDENT STATUS WHEN RUNNING FOR JUDICIAL OFFICE.
Latest action: Died on Senate Calendar at Sine Die adjournment.
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| Sponsor | Role |
|---|---|
| J. Dotson | lead |
| Lundstrum | primary |
| When | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2025, 1:01 p.m. CT | Senate | Filed |
| Feb 10, 2025, 1:42 p.m. CT | Senate | Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE |
| Apr 2, 2025, 4:40 p.m. CT | Senate | Rules suspended. |
| Apr 2, 2025, 4:40 p.m. CT | Senate | Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 |
| Apr 2, 2025, 4:40 p.m. CT | Senate | Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. |
| Apr 2, 2025, 5:33 p.m. CT | Senate | REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED |
| Apr 2, 2025, 5:34 p.m. CT | Senate | Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE |
| Apr 8, 2025, 3:01 p.m. CT | Senate | Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass |
| May 5, 2025, 1:53 p.m. CT | Senate | Died on Senate Calendar at Sine Die adjournment. |
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| When | Meeting | Video |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2025, 3:30 p.m. CT | Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court | Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar |
| Apr 2, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT | Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber | Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar |
Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by J. Dotson, filed Apr 2, 2025, 3:31 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ____________________________________________________________ __________ Subtitle of Senate Joint Resolution 13 A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ALLOW A CANDIDATE FOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, COURT OF APPEALS .
| Number | Chamber | Sponsor | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | Senate | J. Dotson | Apr 2, 2025, 3:31 p.m. CT |
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- Do Pass · Senate · Apr 8, 2025, 3:01 p.m. CTReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
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- AR Supreme Court ruling lets lawmakers change citizen-initiated constitutional amendments
KATV · Dec 11, 2025 - Arkansas Legislature can amend voter-approved constitutional amendments, Supreme Court rules
Arkansas Advocate · Dec 11, 2025 - Senate advances right to bear arms amendment; Senate leader says prison funding likely stalled
Talk Business & Politics · Apr 10, 2025
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