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SB210

To Require the Signer to Read the Ballot Title of the Petition in the Presence of a Canvasser; and to Declare an Emergency.

K. Hammer · 2025 Regular Session · Notification that SB210 is now Act 274 · Act 274

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TO REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO READ THE BALLOT TITLE OF THE PETITION IN THE PRESENCE OF A CANVASSER; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

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House Convenes

March 10, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB210 K. Hammer Underwood TO REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO READ THE BALLO…”

up the ballot. About a 65 years, 30 nays, 1 present, the emergency clause has failed. Madam Clerk, please read Senate Bill 210. Bill 210 by Representative Underwood. To require?
Chair (Representative Brian S. Evans) · 1:50:07 in the video
bill. The question before the House is the passage of Senate Bill 210. Prepare the machine, Madam Clerk.
Representative Jack Ladyman · 1:59:36 in the video
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House Convenes

March 6, 2025

Matched: “…Governmental Affairs, to whom was referred Senate Bill 209, Senate Bill 210, Senate Bill 272, Senate Bill 296, vaguely reported the sam…”

... State agencies and Governmental Affairs, to whom was referred Senate Bill 209, Senate Bill 210, Senate Bill 272, Senate Bill 296, vaguely reported the same consideration here for time with the same recommendation that do pass, respectfully...

State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs- House

March 5, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “…R UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. SB210 K. Hammer TO REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO READ THE BALLOT TITLE OF…”

committee. All right, next we have Senate Bill 210, Representative Underwood, to see you again. Thank you.
Representative Jimmy Gazaway · 40:17 in the video
On the batter on the table, I think it seems to me that he he was trying to do that, but Mr. Cavan just remember we're discussing Senate Bill 210, not saying you weren't, but you're, you're
Chair (Representative Jimmy Gazaway) · 1:49:48 in the video
to do everything perfectly. That is what freedom means. So please vote no on SB 210. Any questions? All right, thank you, Ms.
...nator for the Arkansas Public Policy Panel, um. Before I begin talking about uh SB 210. I just want to give you guys a maximum of law that one of the uh committee members actually mentioned earlier in this committee and it was also mentione...
These this law as SB 210 and the other laws they have no mechanism no matter what this attorney from the Secretary of State's office tells you there is no mechanism in law that uh affords due process for any of this. But the due process is ...
Any other discussion? Seeing no further discussion, we have a motion to pass on Senate Bill 210. All those in favor say
Chair (Representative Jimmy Gazaway) · 2:29:10 in the video
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State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs- House

March 5, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “…R UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. SB210 K. Hammer TO REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO READ THE BALLOT TITLE OF…”

OK, so I, I have you down as for SB 209 and SB 210, and I also have you down. When it says for or against,
Chair (Representative Jimmy Gazaway) · 2:11:29 in the video
...down as a 4. Are you gonna speak against these bills? No, I was gonna speak for SB 210. OK, but you don't want to speak on 209. What I would say would be the same for both. I just think it's more what I have to say pertains more to SB 210. ...
John Gaskin · 2:11:35 in the video
we've established that this should be comments only on SB 209, not SB 210. All right, Senator, uh,
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State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs- House

March 3, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “SB210 K. Hammer TO REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO READ THE BALLOT TITLE OF…”

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Senate Convenes

Feb. 25, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB210 K. Hammer TO REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO READ THE BALLOT TITLE OF…”

209 and then Senate Bill 210, and we are only taking up the emergency clauses on these two bills. Symbol to central hammer and representative Underwood to disqualify signatures obtained by canvasser under certain circumstances and declare a...
...ncy clause to the house as adopted. We will now take up the emergency clause of Senate bill 210. Senate Bill 210 by Senator Hammer Representative Underwood to require the signer to read the ballot title of the petition in the presence of a ...
...eing no one. Please cast up the ballot. By a vote of 24 9 nay to not voting, the emergency clause, Senate Bill 210 is adopted. Please transmit to the house As passed and the emergency clause adopted. We will now take up the budget calendar.
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Senate Convenes

Feb. 24, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB210 K. Hammer TO REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO READ THE BALLOT TITLE OF…”

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Senate Convenes

Feb. 18, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB210 K. Hammer TO REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO READ THE BALLOT TITLE OF…”

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Senate Convenes

Feb. 13, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB210 K. Hammer TO REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO READ THE BALLOT TITLE OF…”

...e signify by saying aye. And he opposed have it motion carries. Mercy clause to Senate Bill 210. Senate Bill 210 by Senator Hammer to require the signer to read the ballot title of the petition in the presence of a canvasser and declare an ...
..., I, any others, Senator Bryant, I And the others Seeing no others, please cast up the ballot by a vote of 22 ya, no nay, 2 not voting. Emotion to adopt the emergency clause to Senate Bill 210 fails, emergency clause is not adopted. Senator
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Senate Convenes

Feb. 12, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB210 K. Hammer TO REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO READ THE BALLOT TITLE OF…”

...ot. By vote of 21, 11 nay, and 1 present Senate Bill 209 passes the corresponding emergency clause is not adopted, please transmit to the house. We will now take up Senate bill 210. Senate Bill 210 by Senator Hammer to require the signer to
...retary, before we call roll, would you announce here at the desk? Parent desks, Senate Bill 210, Senator Clark, yes, Senator Tucker, no. Madam Secretary, please call the roll. Boyd Boeing. Bright leave Caldwell. Caldwell. Clark? Yes. Crow. ...
...or wish to change your vote. Seeing and hearing no other, please cast up the ballot by a vote of 22 ya, 10 nay and one not voting Senate Bill 210 passes corresponding emergency clause is not adopted. We will now take, please transmit Senate
...ed? I have it, motion passes. Senator Hammer, you're recognized for a motion on Senate bill 210. Thank you, Madam Governor. I'd like to make a motion that we expunge the vote by which the emergency clause of Senate Bill 210 failed. You all ...
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State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

Feb. 11, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate) · on the agenda

Matched: “SB210 K. Hammer TO REQUIRE THE SIGNER TO READ THE BALLOT TITLE OF…”

...ef legal counsel for the Arkansas Secretary of State. All right, Senator Hammer, you are recognized proceed with SB 210. Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I appreciate you being here. I appreciate everybody being in the room. I know there's quite a
...ills that I am presenting. And to that point, The facts about first of all, the Senate bill 210. are as follows Canvassers, as the bill is, canvassers may not accept a potential signer's signature until the signer has read the ballot title....
...tarted, so that's what we're gonna, or 2:10, excuse me, and then we'll just work our way down from there. So starting with Senate Bill 210, Senator Tucker, did you have a OK, you recognize that for a question, Senator. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
...of the bills, and I don't, I'm not gonna have a ton of questions on each individual bill, um. For what it's worth, Mr. Chair. So I'll go in the same order you did, Senator Hammer. Well, so we'll start with SB 210. To watch you. That's fine.
...ound with a form of ID, I understand. My question really is in combination with Senate Bill 210, which is, I'm curious if you all ran the numbers as to if you add up the time that all of these would take to gather a signature what the total...
...ompass, you know, you know, your comments, you know, you know, at one time that would be great because we've got quite a few people signed up here, um, so with that we're going to start with Mr. Jimmy Cavin speaking against Senate Bill 210.
...rate comments for each for all for all bills. So I understand you want me to just speak on 212. Is that Senate Bill 210, but since I see you signed up to speak on other bills. I speak on 2:10 and 212. OK, so I'm gonna let you speak to both,
to start with Senate Bill 210 and any others you signed up to speak on, you you'll just reference when you're beginning your comments on those specific bills. OK, thank you. I'm Vicky Parker with Arkansas Pregnancy Network and as private ci...
...fic bills, you just let us know where that starts and we're going to start with Senate Bill 210 and um go to Senate Bill 208207. I will make it easy and I'm against all 6 of these bills. Um, and I'm against for Roughly the same reason. OK s...
...we are discussing with, you know, the first thing is we're starting to speak on Senate Bill 210, but in the effort of Bareity, Senator Dodson, I've asked members that are responding not to speak on multiple bills to bring their comments on ...
... on all, all of these and what is the sequence at one in which Senator Hammer represented him, so we're going to start with Senate Bill 210, go to Senate Bill 208. Can you slow down just one minute, please let me know. What's going on here?
...er responsibilities, and I think that uh it's time that we Move to a vote, so I would move Du pass on Senate Bill 210. I'd moved to end the debate first, OK, we got a motion by Senator Payton to end debate. Is there a second to that motion?
..., so first up, Senator Hammer, you can go to the end of the table and close for Senate Bill 210. Mr. Chair, I think a lot of discussion has been had, I think. Enough on either side has been said that we can move to the point that I will mak...
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