# Arkansas SB207: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS; TO REQUIRE A CANVASSER TO DISCLOSE THAT PETITION FRAUD IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Arkansas SB207, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS; TO REQUIRE A CANVASSER TO DISCLOSE THAT PETITION FRAUD IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kim Hammer (Republican), Kendon Underwood (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-27 (Notification that SB207 is now Act 218) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SB207
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS; TO REQUIRE A CANVASSER TO DISCLOSE THAT PETITION FRAUD IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-02-27, Notification that SB207 is now Act 218
- Sponsors: Kim Hammer (Republican), Kendon Underwood (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (117 yes, 42 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Petition collectors must warn signers about fraud: mixed, low. Arkansas petition collectors must tell potential signers that petition fraud is a crime before they sign an initiative or referendum petition. Collectors must give the warning out loud. Only when verbal notice is impossible can they provide written notice, separate from all petition materials. Coll…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kim Hammer (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kendon Underwood (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 26, 2025 1:55:29 PM | pass | 25 | 9 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | House | House Vote - Monday, February 24, 2025 2:06:38 PM | pass | 67 | 26 | 2 |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 12, 2025 2:58:39 PM | pass | 25 | 7 | 1 |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-02-27: Notification that SB207 is now Act 218 (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Rules suspended. (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in. (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House)
- 2025-02-24: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House)
- 2025-02-24: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-20: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House)
- 2025-02-20: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House)
- 2025-02-20: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House)
- 2025-02-19: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-02-12: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House)
- 2025-02-12: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB207 - Introduced, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB207.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=218.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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## Sources
- [SB207 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB207.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=218.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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- [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025)
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- [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB207-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).