ArkansasHB15742025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PAID CANVASSERS; AND TO REQUIRE DOMICILE IN ARKANSAS.

Sponsored By: Kim Hammer (Republican), DeAnn Vaught (Republican)

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Bill Overview

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Arkansas paid canvassers face stricter residency rules

Paid canvassers must be Arkansas residents. For statewide initiative or referendum petitions, Arkansas must also be their domicile—the one place they live and intend to make their permanent home. Sponsors or their agents face a $2,500 penalty per canvasser knowingly hired for statewide petitions who is neither an Arkansas resident nor domiciled there. Officials checking signatures must report suspected forgery and their reasons when they have reasonable grounds for suspicion. Reports go to Arkansas State Police for statewide petitions and the county prosecuting attorney for local petitions.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Kim Hammer

    Republican • Senate

  • DeAnn Vaught

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 101 • No: 24

Senate vote • 3/31/2025

Senate Vote - Monday, March 31, 2025 4:12:28 PM

Yes: 25 • No: 8

House vote • 3/17/2025

House Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 1:50:25 PM

Yes: 76 • No: 16

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1574 is now Act 453

    4/3/2025House
  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    4/1/2025House
  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    3/31/2025House
  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    3/31/2025House
  5. Returned to the House as passed.

    3/31/2025Senate
  6. Read the third time and passed.

    3/31/2025Senate
  7. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    3/20/2025Senate
  8. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

    3/17/2025Senate
  9. Received from the House.

    3/17/2025Senate
  10. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    3/17/2025House
  11. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    3/12/2025House
  12. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/10/2025House
  13. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

    3/10/2025House
  14. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

    3/10/2025House
  15. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

    2/25/2025House
  16. Filed

    2/25/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1574 - Introduced

    2/25/2025

  • Act Version

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