# Arkansas SB584: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LOCAL INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS. Arkansas SB584, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LOCAL INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by RJ Hawk (Republican), Kim Hammer (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-18 (Notification that SB584 is now Act 768) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB584-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB584 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LOCAL INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-31 - Last action: 2025-04-18, Notification that SB584 is now Act 768 - Sponsors: RJ Hawk (Republican), Kim Hammer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (105 yes, 20 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New review rules for local petitions: cost, low. Before collecting signatures, local petition sponsors must send the county clerk the full draft, ballot title, and popular name. With county civil attorney assistance, the clerk has 10 business days to approve or replace and certify the title and name. The clerk may reject misleading petitions or t… - No signature-based pay for petition canvassers: cost, low. The law bans payment based on the number of signatures obtained for statewide or local initiative or referendum petitions. People cannot pay, offer to pay, receive, or agree to receive payment tied to signature counts. - Stricter rules for paid local canvassers: cost, low. Local petition sponsors must give the county clerk paid-canvasser lists with current addresses before paid signature collection starts. Sponsors must update the lists when adding paid canvassers and submit signed statements, final lists, and signature cards when filing. They must also certify that… - Tighter counting rules for local petitions: cost, low. Local petition canvassers must file a truthful sworn statement certifying compliance with Arkansas canvassing and signature-gathering laws. The county clerk cannot count their signatures until that statement is filed. After filing, canvassers cannot collect more signatures unless the clerk finds th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: RJ Hawk (Republican), House - Sponsor: Kim Hammer (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | House | House Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 3:26:16 PM | pass | 73 | 20 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 4:07:21 PM | pass | 32 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-04-18: Notification that SB584 is now Act 768 (Senate) - 2025-04-15: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-14: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-04-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House) - 2025-04-03: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-04-03: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB584 - Introduced, 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB584.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=768.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 - [SB584 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB584.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=768.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-SB584-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).