TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING DISCLOSURE FOR MATTERS REFERRED TO VOTERS; AND TO BAN FOREIGN FUNDING FOR BALLOT MEASURES; TO AMEND PORTIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE THAT RESULTED FROM INITIATED ACT 1 OF 1996.
HB 1837 amends Arkansas law concerning matters referred to voters, specifically ballot measures. The bill updates the requirements for financial disclosures related to these measures. It also bans foreign funding for ballot measures in the state. These changes modify portions of the Arkansas Code that originated from Initiated Act 1 of 1996.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Signed Apr 22, 2025
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Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 22, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1837 is now Act 999
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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