# Arkansas SB102: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANVASSERS FOR LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COMPENSATION OF PAID CANVASSERS FOR LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS. Arkansas SB102, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANVASSERS FOR LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COMPENSATION OF PAID CANVASSERS FOR LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Breanne Davis (Republican), DeAnn Vaught (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-18 (Notification that SB102 is now Act 115); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB102-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB102 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANVASSERS FOR LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COMPENSATION OF PAID CANVASSERS FOR LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-02-18, Notification that SB102 is now Act 115 - Sponsors: Breanne Davis (Republican), DeAnn Vaught (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (116 yes, 12 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Petition canvassers face eligibility and pay limits: cost, low. Arkansas local option petition canvassers must be U.S. citizens and Arkansas residents. Paying, offering, accepting, or agreeing to accept pay tied to the number of signatures collected is illegal. Pay for circulating petitions remains allowed when its amount or level does not depend on the signatu… - Petition organizers face stricter signature checks: cost, low. Arkansas local option petitions must use the county clerk’s signature-section format and the same number of lines as statewide petitions. County clerks cannot count signatures obtained or submitted incorrectly under the paid-canvasser rules. A petition part and all its signatures cannot count if ca… - Petition sponsors must screen paid canvassers: cost, low. Arkansas local option petition sponsors must screen anyone paid or promised money or something of value to seek or collect signatures. This applies whether payment is arranged before or after signature gathering. Before anyone seeks signatures, sponsors must explain the law and file each paid canva… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Breanne Davis (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: DeAnn Vaught (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-13 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 13, 2025 2:36:25 PM | pass | 87 | 7 | 3 | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, February 3, 2025 2:09:37 PM | pass | 29 | 5 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-02-18: Notification that SB102 is now Act 115 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-02-13: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-13: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-12: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-03: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-02-03: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Re-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on calendar. (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB102 - Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB102.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=115.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [SB102 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB102.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=115.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB102-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).