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ArkansasSB2712025 Regular SessionSenate

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING A COUNTY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS.

Sponsored By: Steve Crowell (Republican), Jeremy Wooldridge (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

New certification deadlines for school board candidates

Arkansas changes when county clerks certify school board candidates to the county board of election commissioners. The clerk responsible is in the county where the school district has its administrative home. In even-numbered years, school elections held with a preferential primary use the certification deadlines in § 7-7-304(b). School elections held with a general election in those years use the deadlines in § 7-5-203(b). These replace certification the day after the petition filing deadline. Candidates still must qualify by petition and be registered voters in the school district and applicable electoral zone.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Steve Crowell

    Republican • Senate

  • Jeremy Wooldridge

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 131 • No: 0

House vote • 3/31/2025

House Vote - Monday, March 31, 2025 4:02:34 PM

Yes: 97 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/17/2025

Senate Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 2:25:27 PM

Yes: 34 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB271 is now Act 460

    4/7/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/1/2025Senate

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

    4/1/2025Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    3/31/2025Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    3/31/2025Senate

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

    3/31/2025House

  7. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    3/31/2025House

  8. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    3/19/2025House

  9. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

    3/17/2025House

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    3/17/2025House

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

    3/17/2025Senate

  12. Read the third time and passed.

    3/17/2025Senate

  13. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    3/13/2025Senate

  14. Re-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

    3/11/2025Senate

  15. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/11/2025Senate

  16. Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

    3/11/2025Senate

  17. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2

    3/11/2025Senate

  18. Re-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

    3/3/2025Senate

  19. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/3/2025Senate

  20. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

    3/3/2025Senate

  21. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1

    3/3/2025Senate

  22. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

    2/24/2025Senate

  23. Filed

    2/24/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB271 - Introduced

    2/24/2025

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  • Act Version

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