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ArkansasHB16942025 Regular SessionHouse

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ALTERNATIVES TO ELECTRONIC FILING FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS.

Sponsored By: Steve Crowell (Republican), RJ Hawk (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Candidates file electronically, with emergency backup options

Arkansas candidates required to report campaign contributions and spending must file electronically or on electronic media. The Secretary of State must provide cover sheets, contribution forms, and spending forms that candidates can save as read-only files and upload. The forms must support combining reports into one publicly searchable document. The Secretary develops the forms and guidance without the former Ethics Commission approval requirement. In emergencies, candidates can meet deadlines by email, fax, or paper. Emergency paper reports must be uploaded electronically within 10 days of submission. Paper reports other than preelection reports remain timely when hand-delivered or properly stamped and postmarked by the due date. Preelection paper reports must arrive at least 7 days before the election. Faxed paper reports must be accepted if the original arrives within 10 days. The Secretary must post paper campaign reports, carryover fund reports, and affidavits online, and follow paper-report publication rules, including the “paper filer” designation.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Steve Crowell

    Republican • Senate

  • RJ Hawk

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 220 • No: 5

House vote • 4/15/2025

House Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 3:06:37 PM

Yes: 98 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/8/2025

Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 9:12:24 PM

Yes: 33 • No: 0 • Other: 1

House vote • 3/17/2025

House Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 2:02:58 PM

Yes: 89 • No: 5 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1694 is now Act 996

    4/22/2025House

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    4/16/2025House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/15/2025House

  4. Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

    4/15/2025House

  5. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1

    4/14/2025House

  6. Re-referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

    4/9/2025House

  7. Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1

    4/9/2025House

  8. Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .

    4/8/2025Senate

  9. Read the third time and passed.

    4/8/2025Senate

  10. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/7/2025Senate

  11. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

    4/7/2025Senate

  12. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

    4/7/2025Senate

  13. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

    4/3/2025Senate

  14. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

    3/17/2025Senate

  15. Received from the House.

    3/17/2025Senate

  16. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    3/17/2025House

  17. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    3/12/2025House

  18. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

    3/5/2025House

  19. Filed

    3/5/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1694 - Introduced

    3/5/2025

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  • Act Version

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