TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE; TO AMEND PORTIONS OF INITIATED ACT 1 OF 1990; AND TO AMEND PORTIONS OF INITIATED ACT 1 OF 1996.
SB 351 removes three specific sections (5, 12, and 14) from Arkansas' ethics and campaign finance laws, which were originally part of Initiated Act 1 of 1990 and Initiated Act 1 of 1996. The bill renumbers the remaining sections to maintain legal document structure. This is a procedural amendment that does not change existing ethics or campaign finance rules. The bill became law as Act 592 on April 14, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 28, 2025
Signed Apr 14, 2025
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Act 592
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SB 351
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill updates the formatting of Arkansas Senate Bill 351 from Act 592, correcting line spacing and indentation in the text. It also makes a minor formatting adjustment to a legal citation regarding campaign fund assessments, changing 'assessed a' to 'assessed a' with consistent spacing.
TECHNICAL
Adjusted line spacing and indentation in the bill text to improve formatting consistency.
Corrected spacing in a legal citation within the Arkansas Code amendment section.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Apr 14, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB351 is now Act 592
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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