Members of the Arkansas Senate on Tuesday gave final legislative approval to several bills, all of which are likely to be signed into law by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The proposals approved by lawmakers could have wide-ranging effects on maternal health, education and the ballot initiative process in Arkansas.

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Senators gave final approval to a pair of bills adding new restrictions to the ballot initiative process.

House Bill 1221 prevents signatures collected by petitioners from being carried over to another election cycle. House Bill 1222 requires the attorney general to reject initiatives which conflict with federal law, or which cover similar topics.

Ballot measure, school phone ban, maternal health bills go to governor