# Arkansas SB270: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE FILING PERIODS OF CERTAIN NONPARTISAN SCHOOL BOARD AND MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES.

Arkansas SB270, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE FILING PERIODS OF CERTAIN NONPARTISAN SCHOOL BOARD AND MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Steve Crowell (Republican), Jeremy Wooldridge (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-20 (Notification that SB270 is now Act 360) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SB270
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE FILING PERIODS OF CERTAIN NONPARTISAN SCHOOL BOARD AND MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-03-20, Notification that SB270 is now Act 360
- Sponsors: Steve Crowell (Republican), Jeremy Wooldridge (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- School and municipal candidates share filing windows: mixed, low. Arkansas sets one-week filing windows that open and close at noon for the school board and municipal candidates listed below. Nonpartisan school board candidates in November elections must file during the window ending 90 days before that election. Independent municipal candidates in mayor-council…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steve Crowell (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Jeremy Wooldridge (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-18 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:49:45 PM | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 3, 2025 2:23:30 PM | pass | 34 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-20: Notification that SB270 is now Act 360 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-12: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-03-03: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House)
- 2025-03-03: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB270 - Introduced, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB270.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=360.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
- [SB270 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB270.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=360.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB270-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).