Finally, after further research, we have determined that Arkansas's map IS law and we've marked it as such. That makes 8 completed states. projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-… 
As @RedistrictNet pointed out, the new Arkansas map went from a "bill" to an "act" on Oct. 13, per the legislature's website: arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?i… ...
In Arkansas, if the governor doesn't sign or veto a bill, it becomes law 20 days after the legislature adjourns IF the bill is delivered to the gov within 5 days of adjournment. But our friends at All About Redistricting discovered that that doesn't apply here…
…because the bill was delivered 7 days *before* the legislature adjourned. The 90-day waiting period cited by some news stories also doesn't apply; that's the window for opponents to put the map on hold by filing a veto referendum over it.
If a veto referendum IS filed, that would put the maps on hold, but for now they are law. cc @RedistrictNet @DKElections
P.S. The Arkansas attorney general told All About Redistricting that they still plan to issue a legal opinion on this, so hopefully we'll eventually get an explainer about the specific mechanism for the map becoming law.
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