2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
HB1713
Legislative Summary
To Require Ballot Titles For Initiated Measures To Be At Or Under A Certain Reading Level; And To Declare An Emergency.
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Bill History
3/10/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
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
3/12/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Emergency Clause Failed of Adoption
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Upon Motion, Reconsideraton of the Emergency Clause Passed
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Received from the House.
Senate
3/19/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Senate
4/3/2025
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
4/8/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/8/2025
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Senate
4/8/2025
Returned to the House as passed.
Senate
4/9/2025
Returned from the Senate as passed.
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
TO BE ENROLLED
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Notification that HB1713 is now Act 602
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Amendment H1
House Amendment H1
3/13/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
4/8/2025
29
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Upon Motion, Reconsideraton of the Emergency Clause Passed
3/19/2025
72
Yea
20
Nay
8
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
3/19/2025
70
Yea
23
Nay
7
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/18/2025
60
Yea
23
Nay
17
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Emergency Clause Failed of Adoption
3/18/2025
63
Yea
26
Nay
11
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/14/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 20
Primary Sponsor
Ryan Rose
Republican
Co-Sponsors (19)
Mark Johnson
Republican
Cindy Crawford
Republican
RJ Hawk
Republican
Wayne Long
Republican
Robin Lundstrum
Republican
Richard McGrew
Republican
Stephen Meeks
Republican
David Ray
Republican
Kendon Underwood
Republican
Steve Unger
Republican
Justin Boyd
Republican
Joshua Bryant
Republican
Ronald Caldwell
Republican
Alan Clark
Republican
Ben Gilmore
Republican
Kim Hammer
Republican
Bart Hester
Republican
Matt McKee
Republican
David Wallace
Republican