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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 227: 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.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 227 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Jon Eubanks (Republican), Clarke Tucker (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2025): Notification that SB227 is now Act 505.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jon EubanksPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Clarke TuckerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Justin BoydCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Andrew CollinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Breanne DavisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Jimmy GazawayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Zack GramlichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
R.J. HawkCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Lee JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Mark McElroyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Clint PenzoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Jim PettyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Jay RichardsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
G. StubblefieldCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Richard WomackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Jeremy WooldridgeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Notification that SB227 is now Act 505
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
  4. ORDERED ENROLLED
  5. Read the third time and passed.
  6. Rules suspended.
  7. House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
  8. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
  9. Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
  10. Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1
  11. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
  12. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source