2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
HB1878
Legislative Summary
To Ensure Early Voting Access For Arkansans Residing In Population Centers; And To Require A County Board Of Election Commissioners To Conduct Early Voting In A City In Certain Instances.
Demographic Impact
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Bill History
3/20/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
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
4/14/2025
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Received from the House.
Senate
4/15/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Senate
4/15/2025
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
4/16/2025
Read the third time and failed.
Senate
4/16/2025
Motion to Expunge the Vote by which HB1878 failed to pass. Motion Carried.
Senate
4/16/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/16/2025
Sounding of the Ballot requested on the passage of HB1878. Five Hands were seen.
Senate
4/16/2025
Upon Sounding of the Ballot HB1878 failed.
Senate
4/16/2025
Motion for Clincher. Motion Failed.
Senate
4/16/2025
Motion to Expunge the Vote by which HB1878 failed to pass. Motion Carried.
Senate
4/16/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/16/2025
Returned to the House as passed.
Senate
4/16/2025
Returned from the Senate as passed.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
TO BE ENROLLED
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Notification that HB1878 is now Act 978
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
4/16/2025
15
Yea
16
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading
4/16/2025
18
Yea
17
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
4/16/2025
18
Yea
16
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
4/15/2025
75
Yea
15
Nay
10
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Jessie McGruder
Democrat