Bill > HB1883

This bill creates the Arkansas Fourth Amendment Protection Act, which aims to limit state agencies' ability to assist federal agencies in collecting electronic data and metadata without proper legal authorization. The bill defines electronic data as information related to electronic communications, including content, sender and recipient details, location, timing, and device identifiers. Metadata is defined as hidden information about electronic documents that describes how, when, and by whom data were collected, created, accessed, or modified. Under this act, state agencies are prohibited from helping federal agencies collect or use a person's electronic data or metadata unless one of two conditions are met: the person has given informed consent, or the collection is done pursuant to a warrant that is based on reasonable cause and describes with specificity the person, place, or thing to be searched, or falls under a legally recognized exception to warrant requirements. The bill reflects concerns about privacy and government surveillance, seeking to provide additional protections for individuals' electronic communications and information by restricting state-level cooperation with federal data collection efforts.

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https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hb1883&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R