SB 271 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING A COUNTY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS.

SB 271 amends Arkansas election law to change the timing for certifying school board candidates. It modifies the process so that county clerks must certify school board candidates for elections held in even-numbered years concurrently with general elections (replacing the previous reference to "preferential primary elections"). This directly affects county clerks who handle election certifications and school board candidates in Arkansas. The bill makes a technical adjustment to align school board election timing with general elections, without creating new policies or altering voting procedures.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Signed Apr 7, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 460 → SB 271 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text shows minor formatting and spacing changes between Act 460 and SB 271, with no substantive policy modifications. The changes include removing the Act 460 title reference, adjusting spacing around the bill number, and modifying a date line format.

TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Act 460 of the Regular Session' title reference, indicating this is now a standalone Senate Bill 271

Adjusted spacing and formatting around the bill number and approval date line

Changed date line formatting from 'APPROVED: 4/3/25' to just the date without the approval label

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 7, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that SB271 is now Act 460

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned from the House as passed.

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned to the Senate as passed.

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee Do Pass

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

upper

Feb 24, 2025

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors