# Arkansas SB291: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COMPLAINTS OF ELECTION LAW VIOLATIONS; AND TO AMEND THE DEADLINES FOR COMPLAINTS OF ELECTION LAW VIOLATIONS. Arkansas SB291, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COMPLAINTS OF ELECTION LAW VIOLATIONS; AND TO AMEND THE DEADLINES FOR COMPLAINTS OF ELECTION LAW VIOLATIONS., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kim Hammer (Republican), Ryan A. Rose (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-12 (Notification that SB291 is now Act 279) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB291-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB291 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING COMPLAINTS OF ELECTION LAW VIOLATIONS; AND TO AMEND THE DEADLINES FOR COMPLAINTS OF ELECTION LAW VIOLATIONS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-03-12, Notification that SB291 is now Act 279 - Sponsors: Kim Hammer (Republican), Ryan A. Rose (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (113 yes, 12 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Election board faces deadlines for complaint decisions: benefit, low. Arkansas’s State Board of Election Commissioners must finish investigations and take final action within 182 days after the election’s final complaint-filing deadline. If the Board misses that deadline, the law still requires final administrative action to take effect within the same 182-day period… - New access rules for election records: mixed, low. Arkansas election complaint investigation records stay exempt from public disclosure until a public hearing is set or the final-decision waiting period ends. That waiting period ends 30 days after the State Board of Election Commissioners’ final decision. Records used for the Board’s findings then… - New filing limits for election complaints: mixed, low. Arkansas election-law complaints generally must be filed from 49 days before an election through 49 days after it. Covered issues include voter registration, absentee-ballot requests and delivery, voting, ballot counting, and certification of results. The window also covers election administration,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kim Hammer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Ryan A. Rose (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-10 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 10, 2025 3:02:18 PM | pass | 88 | 8 | 1 | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 3, 2025 2:28:59 PM | pass | 25 | 4 | 1 | ## Actions (15) - 2025-03-12: Notification that SB291 is now Act 279 (Senate) - 2025-03-11: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Returned to the Senate as passed. (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) - 2025-03-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- 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) - 2025-02-25: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB291 - Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB291.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=279.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 - [SB291 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB291.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=279.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-SB291-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).