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ArkansasSB6142025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

TO AMEND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS.

Sponsored By: Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Jimmy Gazaway (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Public boards face bond deadlines and penalties

Arkansas circuit courts can cancel bond actions for open-meeting violations only within 30 days after the action. For violations found later, the governing body must fix them within 30 days after the court’s finding. It must give required public notice, disclose the violation at a public meeting, and approve the action at a compliant public meeting. If it misses that deadline, each member found responsible must pay a $1,000 penalty to the person bringing the claim. Payment is due within 30 days of the court’s finding, and public money cannot cover it. These remedies add to other remedies available within legal filing deadlines. The rules cover bonds and other debt instruments, including short-term financing under Arkansas Constitution Amendment 78. The law makes these rules effective only if Arkansas’s 2025 SB227 becomes law.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Clarke Tucker

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jimmy Gazaway

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 128 • No: 2

House vote • 4/15/2025

House Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 4:45:00 PM

Yes: 94 • No: 1 • Other: 2

Senate vote • 4/9/2025

Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 10:02:21 PM

Yes: 34 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB614 is now Act 992

    4/23/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/16/2025Senate

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

    4/16/2025Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/15/2025Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    4/15/2025Senate

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

    4/15/2025House

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

    4/15/2025House

  8. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/14/2025House

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

    4/10/2025House

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    4/10/2025House

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

    4/9/2025Senate

  12. Read the third time and passed.

    4/9/2025Senate

  13. Rules suspended.

    4/9/2025Senate

  14. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/9/2025Senate

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

    4/9/2025Senate

  16. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

    4/9/2025Senate

  17. Rules suspended.

    4/9/2025Senate

  18. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/9/2025Senate

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

    4/9/2025Senate

  20. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

    4/9/2025Senate

  21. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

    4/8/2025Senate

  22. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

    4/2/2025Senate

  23. Filed

    4/2/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB614 - Introduced

    4/2/2025

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  • Act Version

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