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ArkansasHB17072025 Regular SessionHouse

TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CANDIDATES TO FILE REPORTS WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO AMEND PORTIONS OF INITIATED ACT 1 OF 1996; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Sponsored By: RJ Hawk (Republican), Kim Hammer (Republican)

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Public can search local campaign reports

The Arkansas Secretary of State’s website must let the public search covered local candidates’ electronic campaign reports. The Secretary must keep reports for eight years from filing, organized by candidate and in date order. After eight years, the Arkansas State Archives becomes their official custodian and must keep them open for public inspection. The online system must add up each contributor’s contributions to check whether the legal contribution limit is reached. This law does not set a new dollar limit.

Local candidates must file campaign reports online

Candidates for county, school district, township, and municipal offices must file covered campaign contribution and spending reports online. They must use the Arkansas Secretary of State’s website and forms, rather than file with county clerks. The Secretary must maintain a dedicated filing system and cannot accept paper reports. The Arkansas Ethics Commission must approve the online format to ensure it collects all required information. Within 30 days after each filing deadline, the Secretary must send the Commission each filing candidate’s name, report type, and receipt date. The emergency clause makes the law effective upon the Governor’s approval, expiration of the veto period without approval, or veto override.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • RJ Hawk

    Republican • House

  • Kim Hammer

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Kendon Underwood

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 114 • No: 3

Senate vote • 4/3/2025

Senate Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 1:57:12 PM

Yes: 29 • No: 0 • Other: 4

House vote • 3/20/2025

House Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 3:23:53 PM

Yes: 85 • No: 3 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1707 is now Act 524

    4/10/2025House

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

    4/4/2025House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/3/2025House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    4/3/2025House

  5. Returned to the House as passed.

    4/3/2025Senate

  6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/3/2025Senate

  7. Read the third time and passed.

    4/3/2025Senate

  8. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    4/1/2025Senate

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

    3/20/2025Senate

  10. Received from the House.

    3/20/2025Senate

  11. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    3/20/2025House

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

    3/20/2025House

  13. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    3/19/2025House

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

    3/6/2025House

  15. Filed

    3/6/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1707 - Introduced

    3/6/2025

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  • Act Version

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