2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
SB227
Legislative Summary
To Amend The Freedom Of Information Act Of 1967; And To Amend The Provisions Of The Freedom Of Information Act Of 1967 Concerning Public Meetings.
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Bill History
2/13/2025
Filed
Senate
2/13/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Senate
2/20/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Senate
2/20/2025
Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
2/20/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
2/20/2025
Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Senate
2/26/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
Senate
2/26/2025
Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
2/26/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
2/26/2025
Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Senate
3/3/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 3
Senate
3/3/2025
Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
3/3/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
3/3/2025
Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Senate
3/10/2025
Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 4
Senate
3/10/2025
Amendment # 4 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
3/10/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
3/10/2025
Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Senate
3/11/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 5
Senate
3/12/2025
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
3/12/2025
Amendment # 5 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
3/12/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
3/13/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
3/13/2025
Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Senate
3/13/2025
RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
Senate
4/7/2025
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
4/7/2025
House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
Senate
4/7/2025
Rules suspended.
Senate
4/7/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/7/2025
ORDERED ENROLLED
Senate
4/8/2025
Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Senate
4/8/2025
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Senate
4/10/2025
Notification that SB227 is now Act 505
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment H1
House Amendment H1
3/17/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S5
Senate Amendment S5
3/11/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S4
Senate Amendment S4
3/6/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S3
Senate Amendment S3
2/27/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S2
Senate Amendment S2
2/25/2025Not Adopted
Senate Amendment S1
Senate Amendment S1
2/19/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
4/7/2025
34
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/31/2025
87
Yea
5
Nay
8
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/13/2025
30
Yea
2
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/10/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 3
Republican: 13
Primary Sponsor
Clarke Tucker
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (15)
Jon Eubanks
Republican
Andrew Collins
Democrat
Jimmie Gazaway
Republican
Zack Gramlich
Republican
RJ Hawk
Republican
Lee Johnson
Republican
Mark McElroy
Republican
Jay Richardson
Democrat
Richard Womack
Republican
Jeremy Wooldridge
Republican
Breanne Davis
Republican
Justin Boyd
Republican
Clint Penzo
Republican
Gary Stubblefield
Republican
Jim Petty
Republican