# Arkansas SB614: TO AMEND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS.

Arkansas SB614, TO AMEND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Jimmy Gazaway (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-23 (Notification that SB614 is now Act 992); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SB614
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO AMEND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-02
- Last action: 2025-04-23, Notification that SB614 is now Act 992
- Sponsors: Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Jimmy Gazaway (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Public boards face bond deadlines and penalties: mixed, low. 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, a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 4:45:00 PM | pass | 94 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 10:02:21 PM | pass | 34 | 1 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-23: Notification that SB614 is now Act 992 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House)
- 2025-04-10: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-04-10: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House)
- 2025-04-09: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Rules suspended. (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Rules suspended. (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB614 - Introduced, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB614.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=992.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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## Sources
- [SB614 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB614.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=992.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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- [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025)
- [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025)
- [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-SB614-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).