# Arkansas SB135: TO AMEND ELECTION REQUIREMENTS IN THE CASE OF AN UNCHANGED RATE OF AN ANNUAL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX LEVIED BY A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Arkansas SB135, TO AMEND ELECTION REQUIREMENTS IN THE CASE OF AN UNCHANGED RATE OF AN ANNUAL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX LEVIED BY A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Zack Gramlich (Republican), Justin Boyd (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-31 (Notification that SB135 is now Act 399) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB135-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB135 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND ELECTION REQUIREMENTS IN THE CASE OF AN UNCHANGED RATE OF AN ANNUAL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX LEVIED BY A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-03-31, Notification that SB135 is now Act 399 - Sponsors: Zack Gramlich (Republican), Justin Boyd (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (115 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New voting options for Arkansas school taxes: mixed, low. Arkansas changes voting rules when a school district keeps its annual property tax rate unchanged from the prior year. In odd-numbered years, the district board can ask county election officials to reduce polling places or use another allowed format. Options include absentee and early voting only,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Zack Gramlich (Republican), House - Sponsor: Justin Boyd (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cindy Crawford (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-19 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 3:15:04 PM | pass | 81 | 5 | 10 | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, February 25, 2025 2:15:31 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-03-31: Notification that SB135 is now Act 399 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Returned (House) - 2025-03-19: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-18: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-25: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-25: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-02-25: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-19: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 3 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-11: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2 (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Re-referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-04: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB135 - Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB135.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=399.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) - 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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (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 - [SB135 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB135.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=399.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) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [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-SB135-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).