SB 12 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967; AND TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING REDISTRICTING BY THE BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT.

Senate Bill 12 is a procedural amendment to Arkansas' Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and redistricting communication rules. It primarily updates section numbering in the law (e.g., changing references from "(d)" to "(c)") without altering substantive requirements for public records access or redistricting communications. The bill does not create new policies or directly affect specific groups, as it only adjusts existing legal references. It passed the Senate in March 2025 but died in the House committee in May 2025 without becoming law.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 13, 2024 Last action May 5, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Dec 13, 2024
Introduced
Filed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Bryan King
RRepublican
AR
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