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type: "Bill"
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title: "TO CREATE THE VOTER REGISTRATION AND SECURE VOTER RECORDS ACT OF 2023; TO AMEND ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, AMENDMENT 51; AND TO AMEND THE DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE."
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description: "TO CREATE THE VOTER REGISTRATION AND SECURE VOTER RECORDS ACT OF 2023; TO AMEND ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, AMENDMENT 51; AND TO AMEND THE DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ar"
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legislature: "Arkansas Legislature"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 1407"
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citation: "Arkansas HB 1407 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["M. McKee", "McClure"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-02-13T18:55:14+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-04-04T15:02:08+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12c8f2e2-4bfa-41db-a83f-4d3ff63d958b"
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source_url: "ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/SessionInformation/LegislativeMeasures.txt"
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source_hash: "3fb5718e261ac65bb14167bece321d13e892a3085473bac9d0817abf65e3cd21"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ar"]
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---
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# Arkansas HB 1407 (2023) — TO CREATE THE VOTER REGISTRATION AND SECURE VOTER RECORDS ACT OF 2023; TO AMEND ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, AMENDMENT 51; AND TO AMEND THE DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Act 441** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2023R%2FPublic%2F&file=441.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R)
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2. **Amendment S1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2023R%2FPublic%2FHB1407-S1.pdf)
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3. **Amendment S2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2023R%2FPublic%2FHB1407-S2.pdf)
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4. **HB 1407** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2023/2023R/Bills/HB1407.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. — **93–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in. — **93–0** (pass) · lower
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- Read the third time and passed. — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- M. McKee — primary (person)
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- McClure — primary (person)
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- Achor — cosponsor (person)
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- Andrews — cosponsor (person)
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- B. McKenzie — cosponsor (person)
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- Barker — cosponsor (person)
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- Beaty Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Beck — cosponsor (person)
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- Bentley — cosponsor (person)
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- Breaux — cosponsor (person)
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- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
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- Burkes — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Cooper — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Fite — cosponsor (person)
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- Cozart — cosponsor (person)
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- Dees — cosponsor (person)
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- Evans — cosponsor (person)
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- Fortner — cosponsor (person)
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- Furman — cosponsor (person)
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- Gazaway — cosponsor (person)
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- Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
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- Gramlich — cosponsor (person)
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- Haak — cosponsor (person)
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- Hawk — cosponsor (person)
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- Hollowell — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Petty — cosponsor (person)
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- Jean — cosponsor (person)
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- Joey Carr — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Hammer — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Moore — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Fite — cosponsor (person)
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- Ladyman — cosponsor (person)
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- Long — cosponsor (person)
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- Lundstrum — cosponsor (person)
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- Lynch — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Berry — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- M. McElroy — cosponsor (person)
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- McAlindon — cosponsor (person)
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- McCollum — cosponsor (person)
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- McGrew — cosponsor (person)
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- McNair — cosponsor (person)
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- Miller — cosponsor (person)
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- Milligan — cosponsor (person)
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- Painter — cosponsor (person)
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- Pearce — cosponsor (person)
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- Pilkington — cosponsor (person)
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- Puryear — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Scott Richardson — cosponsor (person)
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- Richmond — cosponsor (person)
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- Rose — cosponsor (person)
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- Rye — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Meeks — cosponsor (person)
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- Schulz — cosponsor (person)
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- Steimel — cosponsor (person)
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- Stone — cosponsor (person)
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- Tosh — cosponsor (person)
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- Underwood — cosponsor (person)
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- Vaught — cosponsor (person)
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- Wing — cosponsor (person)
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- Womack — cosponsor (person)
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- Wooldridge — cosponsor (person)
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- Wooten — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-13T18:55:14+00:00** Filed `introduction`
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- **2023-02-13T22:33:17+00:00** Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE `reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-20T22:48:12+00:00** Returned by the Committee Do Pass `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-21T20:27:11+00:00** Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-02-21T22:13:20+00:00** Received from the House.
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- **2023-02-21T22:13:27+00:00** Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-14T22:26:04+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 & 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-16T16:58:26+00:00** Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
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- **2023-03-16T16:58:36+00:00** Amendment # 1 & 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
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- **2023-03-16T19:53:01+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
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- **2023-03-27T19:47:41+00:00** Read the third time and passed. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-27T19:48:09+00:00** Returned To the House as passed, as amended # 1 & 2
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- **2023-03-27T21:08:26+00:00** Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2
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- **2023-03-27T21:08:32+00:00** Re-referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-29T18:38:10+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 & 2 `committee-passage`
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- **2023-03-30T19:31:14+00:00** Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
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- **2023-03-30T19:31:36+00:00** Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in.
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- **2023-03-30T19:31:39+00:00** TO BE ENROLLED
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- **2023-03-31T14:10:31+00:00** Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
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- **2023-04-04T15:02:08+00:00** Notification that HB1407 is now Act 441 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12c8f2e2-4bfa-41db-a83f-4d3ff63d958b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arkansas legislature records).
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