SB 308 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE; AND TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE.

SB 308 removes outdated references to write-in candidates from state law. It does not change how write-in voting works or affect voters who choose write-in candidates. The bill is a technical correction to modernize statutory language, not a substantive policy change. This bill passed on March 11, 2025, and became law as Act 284.
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
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Signed Mar 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 284 SB 308 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from Act 284 to SB 308 for the 95th General Assembly, and the approval date was removed from the document. These are primarily administrative and formatting changes rather than substantive policy modifications.
TECHNICAL

Bill title changed from Act 284 to SB 308 to reflect current session numbering.

Approval date line (3/12/25) was removed from the document.

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
2
Amendments
1
Mar 12, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB308 is now Act 284
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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