CONCERNING VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS; AND TO ALLOW THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROVIDE A VOTER REGISTRATION LIST TO FEDERAL COURTS.
House Bill 1870 allows the Secretary of State to provide information derived from voter registration lists to federal courts. This measure enables federal courts to receive a "notice" containing voter information, which is typically utilized for purposes such as jury selection. An amendment to the bill clarifies that this notice may include individuals who are registered voters but are ineligible to vote under Arkansas law.
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 20, 2025
Signed Apr 17, 2025
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The bill text shows minor formatting and signature block adjustments rather than substantive policy changes. The primary modifications involve updating the signature date and removing the original Act 840 reference line, which is standard procedural text when a bill is renumbered or refiled.
TECHNICAL
Removed the reference to 'Act 840 of the Regular Session' from the header, indicating this is a new bill number (HB 1870) replacing the previous act.
Adjusted signature block formatting and date references to reflect current legislative session status.
Added blank lines for spacing in the signature section, improving document layout.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 17, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1870 is now Act 840
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
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 20, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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