# Arkansas SB210: TO REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO READ THE BALLOT TITLE OF THE PETITION IN THE PRESENCE OF A CANVASSER; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Arkansas SB210, TO REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO READ THE BALLOT TITLE OF THE PETITION IN THE PRESENCE OF A CANVASSER; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kim Hammer (Republican), Kendon Underwood (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-12 (Notification that SB210 is now Act 274) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB210-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB210 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO READ THE BALLOT TITLE OF THE PETITION IN THE PRESENCE OF A CANVASSER; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-03-12, Notification that SB210 is now Act 274 - Sponsors: Kim Hammer (Republican), Kendon Underwood (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (325 yes, 145 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas petition signers face new reading requirements: cost, low. Before signing an Arkansas initiative or referendum petition, registered voters must read its ballot title with the canvasser present. They can instead have the title read aloud to them with the canvasser present. Signers must sign in their own handwriting and provide their name, address, birth dat… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kim Hammer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Kendon Underwood (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-11 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 2:17:06 PM | pass | 71 | 26 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 2:17:00 PM | pass | 73 | 23 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 10, 2025 3:30:11 PM | pass | 56 | 35 | 3 | | 2025-03-10 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 10, 2025 3:29:38 PM | pass | 57 | 33 | 6 | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, February 25, 2025 3:40:36 PM | pass | 24 | 9 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, February 13, 2025 10:58:47 AM | pass | 22 | 9 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 12, 2025 3:42:58 PM | pass | 22 | 10 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-03-12: Notification that SB210 is now Act 274 (Senate) - 2025-03-11: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-03-11: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-03-11: Upon Motion, Reconsideraton of the Emergency Clause Passed (House) - 2025-03-10: Emergency Clause Failed of Adoption (House) - 2025-03-10: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-05: 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 STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-25: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-02-25: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-02-25: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-25: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Motion to Expunge the Vote by which the Emergency Clause failed of adoption. Motion carried. (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Emergency Clause failed of adoption. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Motion to Hold SB209 & SB210 in the Senate. Motion carried. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Motion to Expunge the Vote by which the Emergency Clause failed of adoption. Motion carried. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Emergency Clause failed of adoption. (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 - SB210 - Introduced, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB210.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=274.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 - [SB210 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB210.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=274.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-SB210-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).