Committee

Arkansas Senate Judiciary Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
HB1006 "to Redesignate The Fourteenth Judicial District As A Division A Judicial District As It Relates To Prosecuting Attorneys; And To Declare An Emergency." Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/23/2025
HB1007 To Regulate Liability For Shooting Sports Events; And To Provide Immunity To Certain Individuals With Respect To Shooting Sports Events. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/04/2025
HB1049 To Amend Arkansas Law Concerning Criminal Offenses; And To Criminalize Unlawful Squatting. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/10/2025
HB1071 To Amend The Frank Broyles Publicity Rights Protection Act Of 2016; And To Provide Protections For An Individual Whose Photograph, Voice, Or Likeness Is Reproduced Through Means Of Artificial Intelligence And Used Commercially. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/27/2025
HB1148 To Create The Arkansas Privacy Act; And To Address Certain Images Captured By Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/02/2025
HB1178 To Amend The Law Concerning The Contracting Of A Municipal Attorney; To Amend The Law Concerning Sums Collected By District Courts; And To Amend The Law Concerning Cost Sharing For District Court Expenses. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/09/2025
HB1204 To Establish Recovery Of Damages For Necessary Medical Care, Treatment, Or Services Rendered. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/29/2025
HB1263 To Create The Offense Of Unlawful Removal Or Failure To Charge An Electronic Monitoring Device. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/10/2025
HB1282 Concerning The Unauthorized Practice Of Law. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/10/2025
HB1292 To Amend The Residency Requirements For The Adoption Of A Minor. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/17/2025
HB1317 To Amend Laws Concerning Fraud Against The Government To Include Fraud Against A State Supported Retirement System. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/06/2025
HB1355 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 5 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Criminal Offenses. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/12/2025
HB1356 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 12 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, And Military Affairs; And For Other Purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/12/2025
HB1357 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 16 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Practice, Procedure, And Courts. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/12/2025
HB1358 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 18 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Property. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/12/2025
HB1359 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 19 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Public Finance. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/12/2025
HB1360 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 20 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Public Health And Welfare. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/12/2025
HB1361 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 23 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Public Utilities And Regulated Industries. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/12/2025
HB1362 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 24 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Retirement And Pensions. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/12/2025
HB1363 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 25 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning State Government. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/12/2025
HB1364 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 27 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Transportation. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/12/2025
HB1407 To Amend The Law Concerning The State Administration Of Justice Fund. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/12/2025
HB1433 To Require A Law Enforcement Officer Who Is Executing Or Serving An Order Of Protection To Serve Any Outstanding Criminal Warrants Related To Domestic Violence Or Offenses Involving The Petitioner As The Victim. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/08/2025
HB1437 To Prohibit A Person Required To Register As A Sex Offender From Entering A Water Park, Swimming Area, Or Children's Playground Of A Public Park. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/17/2025
HB1452 Clarifying The Law On The Use Of Medical Marijuana In Certain Places; And To Prohibit The Possession Of An Unsealed Container Of Certain Forms Of Medical Marijuana In A Motor Vehicle. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/27/2025
HB1465 Concerning Dirtbike Use On Private Property; And To Establish The Liability Of An Owner Of Private Property. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/26/2025
HB1474 Concerning The Prevention Of Human Trafficking; And To Require The Display Of Information About The National Human Trafficking Hotline. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/25/2025
HB1479 To Amend The Law Concerning Scrivener's Affidavits; And To Allow A Licensed Engineer, Surveyor, Or Notary Public To Execute And Record A Scrivener's Affidavit In Certain Circumstances. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/19/2025
HB1489 To Amend The Method Of Execution To Include Nitrogen Gas. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/04/2025
HB1527 To Amend The Permissible Investments A Guardian Of The Estate May Make On Behalf Of A Ward. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/26/2025
HB1529 To Create The Criminal Offense Of Unlawful Creation Or Distribution Of Deepfake Visual Material; And To Establish A Cause Of Action For Unlawful Creation Of Deepfake Visual Material. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/08/2025
HB1551 To Amend The Law Concerning Criminal Abortion; And To Create The Offense Of Coerced Criminal Abortion By Means Of Fraud. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/13/2025
HB1552 To Amend The Law Concerning Certain Inchoate Offenses Related To Fentanyl; And To Establish The Classification For A Criminal Attempt, Solicitation, Or Conspiracy For Certain Fentanyl Related Offenses. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/05/2025
HB1563 To Add A Felony Offense That Falls Under The Definition Of Restricted Release Felony With Respect To Release Eligibility And Procedures For Offenses Committed On Or After January 1, 2025. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/10/2025
HB1579 To Amend The Law Concerning Sex Offender Reassessment; And To Prohibit An Incarcerated Person From Being Eligible For Risk Level Reassessment. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/10/2025
HB1581 To Add Trafficking Of Persons To The List Of Offenses Included In The Definition Of Sex Offense For Rights Of Victims Of A Crime. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/05/2025
HB1593 Concerning The Reports Made To The Governor And The General Assembly By The Board Of Corrections, Division Of Correction, And Division Of Community Correction; And To Combine Reporting Requirements. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/05/2025
HB1603 To Amend The Law Concerning Installment Payments By A Criminal Defendant In Circuit Court. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/10/2025
HB1609 To Amend The Law Concerning Human Trafficking; To Create An Enhanced Penalty For Recruiting Trafficked Persons From Certain Places; And To Declare An Emergency. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/05/2025
HB1611 To Amend The Definition Of Animal Fighting With Respect To The Offense Of Unlawful Animal Fighting; And To Create The Offense Of Unlawful Rooster Fighting. Dead 03/31/2025
HB1615 To Amend The Law Concerning Religious Nondiscrimination. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/03/2025
HB1624 To Amend The Arkansas Law Concerning The Membership Of County Law Library Boards. Dead 03/10/2025
HB1628 To Amend The Law Concerning An Extended Post-conviction No Contact Order; And To Add Sexual Assault In The Second Degree To The Offenses For Which A Court May Issue An Extended Post-conviction No Contact Order. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/10/2025
HB1629 To Permit A Retiring Prosecuting Attorney To Be Awarded His Or Her Service Firearm Upon Retirement. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/12/2025
HB1630 To Add A Misdemeanor Controlled Substance Offense To The Predicate Offenses For Capital Murder, Murder In The First Degree, And Manslaughter. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/20/2025
HB1641 To Amend The Law Concerning Harassment; And To Include The Use Of A Tracking Device In The Offense Of Harassment. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/10/2025
HB1644 Concerning The Compensation Of A Retired Judge Appointed As A Special Judge; To Clarify That A Retired Judge May Serve As A Special Judge Immediately Upon Retirement; And To Declare An Emergency. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/10/2025
HB1661 To Amend The Laws Concerning State District Courts; To Eliminate The Obligation Of Cities And Counties To Pay The Salaries Of State District Court Judges; And To Amend The Laws Concerning District Court Clerks. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/10/2025
HB1662 To Prohibit Lobbying For A Covered Foreign Entity. Dead 03/31/2025
HB1669 To Create The Keep Kids First Act; And To Provide For Protections From Discrimination For Adoption And Foster Care Providers Acting In Accordance With Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/13/2025
HB1692 To Amend The Law Concerning Polygraph Examiners And Voice Stress Analysis Examiners; And To Amend The Law Concerning Private Investigators And Private Security Agencies. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/17/2025
HB1704 To Amend The Law Regarding Child Custody In Matters Where A Parent Is A First Responder. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/17/2025
HB1717 To Create The Arkansas Children And Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/13/2025
HB1726 To Create The Arkansas Kids Online Safety Act. Dead 03/17/2025
HB1729 To Amend The Homestead Exemption Act; And To Provide That A Homestead Owned By A Limited Liability Company Is Eligible For The Homestead Exemption In Certain Circumstances. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
HB1745 To Require Certain Commercial Driver License Holders To Possess A United States Work Authorization; To Require The Operator Of A Commercial Motor Vehicle To Have English Proficiency; And To Create Related Offenses. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/20/2025
HB1749 To Adopt The Uniform Trust Decanting Act. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
HB1752 To Exempt Certain Savings Plans From The Execution Of A Judgment. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/02/2025
HB1757 To Amend The Law Concerning Railroads; And To Create The Offense Of Tampering With Rail Infrastructure. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/20/2025
HB1763 To Amend The Human Trafficking Act Of 2013; And To Create The Offense Of Unlawful Use Of A Communication Device During The Commission Of A Human Trafficking Offense. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/02/2025
HB1764 An Act To Amend The Law Concerning A Violation Of An Order Of Protection. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/03/2025
HB1777 To Amend The Law Concerning The Offense Of Sexually Grooming A Child; And To Include Bribing Or Attempting To Bribe A Child In The Offense Of Sexually Grooming A Child. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
HB1778 To Amend The Law Concerning The Criminal Offense Of Stalking To Include Placing A Person In Fear Of Sexual Acts; And To Amend The Definition Of Course Of Conduct With Respect To Stalking. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
HB1779 To Amend The Law Related To Theft Of Property; And Enhance The Offense Classification For The Theft Of A Postal Package Delivered To A Person's Residence And Left Within The Curtilage Of The Residence. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
HB1780 To Amend The Law Concerning The Retention Of Property Related To A Felony Investigation. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/03/2025
HB1799 To Amend The Permissible Methods Of Reporting Under The Child Maltreatment Act. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
HB1815 To Amend The State's Jurisdiction Over Federal Lands; And To Retain Juvenile Justice Jurisdiction By The State. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/02/2025
HB1824 To Create The Dog And Cat Rescue Act: Daisy's Law. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/02/2025
HB1829 To Amend The Domestic Abuse Act Of 1991; To Provide For Remote Testimony In Certain Instances In A Hearing Under The Domestic Abuse Act Of 1991; And To Provide Oversight For A Domestic Violence Intervention Program. Dead 04/03/2025
HB1830 To Amend The Law Concerning The Attorney General; And To Amend The Law Concerning The Procurement Of Contingency Fee Contracts By The Attorney General. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
HB1831 To Amend The Law Concerning The Use Of Settlement Funds By The Attorney General. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
HB1832 To Amend The Rules Of The Supreme Court And Court Of Appeals Of The State Of Arkansas; And To Amend A Rule Of The Supreme Court And Court Of Appeals Under The Authority Granted By The Arkansas Constitution. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/09/2025
HB1835 Concerning Specialty Court Programs; And To Update And Clarify The Law Concerning Drug Court, Mental Health Court, Veterans Court, And Dwi/bwi Specialty Court Programs. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
HB1838 To Amend The Law Concerning Probate Actions; And To Amend The Law Concerning Adoption And Guardianship. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
HB1839 To Amend The Procedures For The Declaration Of Legal Death Of A Missing Person. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
HB1844 To Amend The Law Concerning The Offense Of Fleeing By Means Of A Vehicle Or Conveyance; And To Increase The Penalty For A Person Who Jumps From A Moving Vehicle Or Conveyance While Fleeing. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
HB1848 To Amend The Law Regarding The Presumption That An Award Of Joint Custody Between Parents Is In A Child's Best Interest When There Is Domestic Abuse. Dead 03/31/2025
HB1865 To Create An Enhanced Penalty For Certain Offenses Against A Child. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/02/2025
HB1875 To Amend The Law Concerning The Use Of An Ignition Interlock Device; And To Provide For The Extension Of The Mandatory Period For The Use Of An Ignition Interlock Device. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/03/2025
HB1877 Concerning Criminal Offenses Related To Possession Of Sexually Explicit Material That Depicts A Child; And To Include A Computer Generated Image That Is Indistinguishable From The Image Of A Child. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/08/2025
HB1887 To Amend The Law Concerning Statewide Child Abduction Response Teams. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/03/2025
HB1895 To Allow A Corporation Or Voluntary Association To Employ In-house Attorneys To Represent Affiliates Of The Corporation Or Voluntary Association. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/07/2025
HB1916 To Amend The Protecting Minors From Medical Malpractice Act Of 2023; And To Include Gender-affirming Interventions As A Right Of Action For Medical Malpractice. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/09/2025
HB1921 To Amend The Child Welfare Agency Licensing Act; To Amend The Training And Certification Process For Foster Parents; And To Streamline The Process Of Training And Certifying Relatives As Foster Parents. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/07/2025
HB1926 To Amend The Law Concerning The Suspension, Revocation, Or Nonrenewal Of A Person's Driver's License For Failure To Pay A Court-ordered Fine; And To Amend The Law Concerning A Defendant's Inability To Pay A Court-ordered Fine. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/09/2025
HB1931 To Create The Recidivism Reduction System Within The Department Of Corrections; And To Declare An Emergency. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/08/2025
HB1959 To Abolish The Use Of A Writ Of Scire Facias As The Means Of Reviving An Outstanding Judgment; To Allow A Judgment To Be Revived By Notice; And To Amend The Law Concerning The Fees To Be Charged By Clerks Of The Circuit Courts. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/10/2025
HB1964 To Move The Child Welfare Ombudsman Division And The Juvenile Ombudsman Division To The Department Of Inspector General; And To Declare An Emergency. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/08/2025
HB1967 To Amend The Law Concerning The Unlawful Distribution Of Sexual Images Or Recordings. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/10/2025
HB1975 To Create The Child Content Creation Protection Act. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/10/2025
HB1979 An Act To Amend Arkansas Law To Allow Warrantless Searches By A Law Enforcement Officer Of A Person Placed On Suspended Imposition Of Sentence; And For Other Purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/09/2025
HB1984 To Create A Designation For A Registered Sex Offender On A Driver's License Or Identification Card. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/09/2025
HCR1010 Requesting A Study Of Ways To Improve The State's Juvenile Justice System For Youth. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/08/2025
SB5 To Add The Criminal Offense Of Prescription Drug Harm Or Homicide. Dead 01/13/2025
SB6 To Create The Criminal Offense Of Vaccine Harm. Dead 01/13/2025
SB13 To Amend The Law Concerning Civil Actions Brought By Certain Victims Of Sexual Abuse; And To Allow A Claim To Be Brought For Injury Caused By Child Sexual Abuse At Any Time In Certain Circumstances. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB14 To Allow For The Direct Payment Or Delivery Of Property To An Apparent Owner Under The Unclaimed Property Act In Certain Circumstances. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 01/13/2025
SB143 To Authorize The Division Of Arkansas State Police To Coordinate With Local Sheriffs And The Division Of Community Correction In Crime Reduction And Prevention Activities. Dead 01/30/2025
SB144 Concerning The Backlog Of Inmates Awaiting Transfer To The Division Of Correction; To Provide For A Designated Diagnostic Intake Facility; And To Create County Jail-state Inmate Close-to-home Partnerships. Dead 01/30/2025
SB145 To Amend Arkansas Law Concerning The Allocation Of Funds Resulting From Litigation Involving The Use Of Funds From The General Improvement Fund Or Its Successor Fund Or Fund Accounts. Dead 01/30/2025
SB170 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 1 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning General Provisions. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB171 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 4 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Business And Commercial Law. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB172 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 6 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Education. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB173 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 7 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Elections. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB174 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 8 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Environmental Law. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB175 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 11 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Labor And Industrial Relations. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB176 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 15 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Natural Resources And Economic Development. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB177 To Make Technical Corrections To Title 17 Of The Arkansas Code Concerning Professions, Occupations, And Businesses. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/03/2025
SB214 To Add Second Degree Murder To The List Of Offenses That Are Ineligible For Meritorious Furlough. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/10/2025
SB234 Concerning The Nineteenth Judicial District-west; To Create An Additional Circuit Judgeship; And To Declare An Emergency. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/17/2025
SB244 Concerning Postponement Of Judgment In District Court; And To Permit A Suspended Imposition Of Sentence In Certain District Court Cases. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/17/2025
SB260 To Amend The Law Concerning The Collection Of Court Fines, Fees, Or Costs After Default. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/19/2025
SB277 To Amend The Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act Of 2013; And To Permit The Filing Of A New Uniform Petition To Seal A Misdemeanor Violation Of Theft Of Property After Ten Years Have Elapsed Since The Theft. Dead 02/24/2025
SB298 To Repeal The Law Concerning The Setting Aside Of A Decree To Quiet Title To Land To Allow For Finality In Quiet Title Actions. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/25/2025
SB300 To Create The Criminal Offense Of Organized Retail Theft. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/25/2025
SB301 To Amend The Law Concerning Theft Of Property; To Create An Enhanced Penalty For Theft Of Cargo; And To Declare An Emergency. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/25/2025
SB302 To Create The Criminal Offense Of Gift Card Fraud; And To Declare An Emergency. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/25/2025
SB313 Concerning Forensic Mental Health Evaluations And Treatment; And To Promote And Improve Efficiencies And Quality In The Department Of Human Services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/26/2025
SB314 To Amend The Law Concerning Sexual Solicitation; And To Amend The Penalties For The Offense Of Sexual Solicitation. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/26/2025
SB320 To Amend The Arkansas Juvenile Code Of 1989. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/26/2025
SB321 To Amend The Law Concerning The State Administration Of Justice Fund. Dead 02/26/2025
SB325 To Amend The Arkansas Juvenile Code Of 1989; To Amend The Child Maltreatment Act; To Amend The Law Regarding Reinstatement Of Parental Rights; And To Amend The Law Regarding The Child Maltreatment Central Registry. Dead 02/26/2025
SB326 To Amend The Arkansas Juvenile Code Of 1989 And The Child Maltreatment Act; To Modify Guidelines For A Judgment Made In The Best Interest Of A Child; And To Amend Procedures Around Reporting Child Maltreatment. Dead 02/26/2025
SB328 To Amend The Law Concerning Computer Crimes Against Minors. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/26/2025
SB340 To Amend Arkansas Law Concerning Certain Fees, Expenses, And Costs Imposed On A Juvenile Or The Parent, Guardian, Or Custodian Of A Juvenile. Dead 02/27/2025
SB342 To Amend The Law Concerning Injuries To Certain Animals By Dogs To Authorize Treble Damages. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/27/2025
SB355 To Amend The Criminal Offense Of Obstructing Governmental Operations. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/03/2025
SB356 To Allow Disclosure To A Judge Of Information Obtained From The Arkansas Crime Information Center By The Office Of Child Support Enforcement Or Crime Victims Reparations Board. Dead 03/03/2025
SB364 To Amend The Law Concerning Violations And Penalties Related To Contractors. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/04/2025
SB375 To Create The Offense Of Capital Rape; And To Amend A Portion Of Arkansas Code Which Resulted From Initiated Act 3 Of 1936. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/04/2025
SB393 To Amend The Sex Offender Registration Act Of 1997. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/05/2025
SB404 To Require Notification To The Department Of Finance And Administration Of The Probate Of An Estate If The Department Of Finance And Administration Has Filed A Certificate Of Indebtedness Against The Decedent. Dead 03/06/2025
SB426 To Create The Defense Against Criminal Illegals Act; And To Establish Enhanced Penalties For Illegal Aliens Who Commit Serious Felonies Involving Violence. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025
SB427 To Amend Promoting Prostitution Offenses; To Enhance The Penalties For Promoting Prostitution In The First, Second, And Third Degree; And To Create The Offense Of Promoting Prostitution At A Business. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025
SB428 Concerning A Civil Cause Of Action For Victims Of Human Trafficking; And To Provide A Statute Of Limitation Period Of Ten Years For A Victim Of Human Trafficking. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025
SB429 To Expand The Sealing Of Criminal Records For Victims Of Human Trafficking; To Provide That Victims Of Human Trafficking Have Certain Rights; And To Provide A Mandatory No-contact Order In A Human Trafficking Case. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025
SB430 An Act To Require Mandatory Restitution To Be Awarded To A Victim Of Human Trafficking; And To Amend The Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Act. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025
SB431 To Amend The Human Trafficking Act Of 2013; To Eliminate The Statute Of Limitations For Certain Offenses; To Create Safe Harbors For Victims; And To Prohibit Certain Sexually Explicit Products That Resemble A Child. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/11/2025
SB435 To Create The Criminal Offense Of Aggravated Assault Upon A Healthcare Worker; And To Define "healthcare Worker" Regarding Assault And Battery. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/12/2025
SB441 To Create The Junk Lawsuit Prevention Act Of 2025. Dead 03/12/2025
SB442 To Amend The Law Concerning Human Trafficking; To Provide For Forfeiture Of Assets Used To Conduct Human Trafficking; And To Create The Offense Of Harboring An Endangered Runaway Child. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/12/2025
SB446 To Amend The Automatic License Plate Reader System Act; And To Provide For The Use Of Automatic License Plate Readers By Private Landowners, Private Leaseholder, And Commercial Businesses. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/12/2025
SB449 To Provide Civil Immunity For Confiscation Of Alternative Nicotine Products, Vapor Products, E-liquid Products, Tobacco Products, And Cigarette Papers From A Minor At A School. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/13/2025
SB452 Concerning Certain Contracts For Maintenance Or Recycling Of Wind Turbines Under Certain Circumstances. Dead 03/13/2025
SB457 To Amend The Law Concerning The Release From Parole Or Post-release Supervision Of Certain Persons Who Committed Crimes When They Were Under The Age Of Eighteen. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/13/2025
SB458 To Require A Court To Consider The Impact Of Factors Such As Trauma And Involvement With The Child Welfare System On A Person Who Committed A Crime As A Minor During A Transfer Or Sentencing Hearing. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/13/2025
SB459 To Amend The Minimum Age Necessary To Adjudicate A Juvenile Delinquent. Dead 03/13/2025
SB461 To Collect Data Regarding The Use Of Solitary Confinement In Arkansas Prisons And Jails. Dead 03/17/2025
SB462 To Create A Certificate Of Employability For A Person With A Felony Conviction; And To Allow The Division Of Correction And Circuit Courts To Issue Certificates Of Employability. Dead 03/17/2025
SB472 To Create The Violation Of Purchase Or Possession Of An E-liquid Product Or Vapor Product By A Minor. Dead 03/17/2025
SB477 To Create The Offense Of Theft Of Equipment Rental Services. Dead 03/17/2025
SB485 To Reduce Recidivism; And To Amend The Law Concerning The Suspended Imposition Of A Sentence, Probation, Parole, And Post-release Supervision. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/17/2025
SB487 To Amend The Law On The Destruction Or Expungement Of Juvenile Delinquency Records. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/17/2025
SB488 To Amend The Law Concerning When A Juvenile Is Considered To Be Adjudicated Delinquent. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/17/2025
SB490 To Allow A Court To Waive Certain Fees When A Juvenile Is Ordered To Register As A Sex Offender. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/17/2025
SB501 To Create The Tenant Possessions Recovery Act; And To Require A Landlord To Provide Certain Notice To A Tenant When A Court Has Issued A Writ Of Possession. Dead 03/18/2025
SB509 To Create The Offense Of Theft Of Equipment Rental Services. Dead 03/18/2025
SB511 To Create The Criminal Offense Of Automated Teller Machine Impairment. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/18/2025
SB512 To Amend The Law Concerning Robbery And Aggravated Robbery. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/18/2025
SB513 To Create The Criminal Offense Of Mail Theft; And To Create The Criminal Offense Of Theft Or Unauthorized Reproduction Of A Mail Receptacle Key Or Lock. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/18/2025
SB514 To Amend The Law Concerning The Unlawful Possession Of A Skimmer; And To Increase Penalties For The Unlawful Possession Of A Skimmer For Repeat Offenders. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/18/2025
SB537 To Create The Earning Safe Reentry Through Work Act; And To Create A Sentence Credit Program For A Person On Probation, Parole, Or Post-release Supervision To Earn Time Credits Through Employment; And To Declare An Emergency. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/20/2025
SB539 To Update And Clarify Certain Portions Of The Law Regarding The Division Of Community Correction And The Division Of Correction; To Clarify References To Community Correction Centers; And To Declare An Emergency. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/20/2025
SB548 To Amend The Law Concerning Warrants Of Arrest; And To Require That Notice Of A Warrant Be Sent To The Person Named In The Arrest Warrant. Dead 03/20/2025
SB549 To Ensure That Mandated Costs And Fees Paid By A Defendant In A Criminal Case Shall Be Refunded Upon An Acquittal, A Dismissal, Or An Order Of Nolle Prosequi. Dead 03/20/2025
SB555 To Amend The Law Concerning The Offense Of Video Voyeurism; To Extend The Statute Of Limitations For The Offense Of Video Voyeurism; And To Make An Order Of Protection Available To A Victim Of Video Voyeurism. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
SB566 Provide For Funding For The Expansion, Improvement, Or Construction Of State And County Correctional Facilities; And To Address Prison Overcrowding. Dead 03/31/2025
SB575 To Amend The Law Concerning Installment Fees Collected In Circuit And District Courts; To Amend The Law Concerning Driver's License Reinstatement Fees; And To Create The Justice System Task Force. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
SB581 To Create The Poultry Integrators Deceptive Trade Practices And Taxpayer Protection Act. Dead 03/31/2025
SB583 To Amend The Law Concerning Maximum Allowable Cost Lists Relating To Pharmacy Services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
SB590 To Create The Recidivism Reduction System Within The Department Of Corrections; And To Declare An Emergency. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/31/2025
SB595 To Provide For A Minor's Right To Consult With His Or Her Parent Or Guardian Before A Custodial Interrogation. Dead 03/31/2025
SB597 To Create The Criminal Offense Of Threat Of Harm Upon A Financial Institution Employee. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/01/2025
SB599 To Eliminate Interlocutory Decrees Of Adoption; And To Amend The Revised Uniform Adoption Act. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/01/2025
SB600 To Regulate Contracts; To Mandate Contractual Provisions For Certain Contracts; And To Clarify Proper Jurisdiction For Certain Contacts. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/01/2025
SB609 To Provide For A Minor's Right To Consult With His Or Her Parent Or Guardian Before A Custodial Interrogation. Dead 04/02/2025
SB612 To Create A Private Right Of Action Against A Social Media Platform That Causes Harm; And To Impose A Civil Penalty On A Social Media Platform That Knowingly And Willfully Contributes To A Minor's Suicide Or Suicide Attempt. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/02/2025
SB620 To Provide A Safety Valve And Appeal Right For A Minor Defendant Who Is Also A Victim Of Human Trafficking; And To Amend The Human Trafficking Act Of 2013. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/03/2025
SB623 Concerning The Treatment Of Female Inmates And Detainees In Correctional Or Detention Facilities; And To Amend The Law Regarding The Treatment Of An Inmate Or Detainee Who Is Pregnant Or Has Recently Delivered A Child. Dead 04/03/2025
SB628 To Amend The Law Concerning Court Transcript Fees; And To Increase The Transcript Fees To Which A Court Reporter Is Entitled. Dead 04/07/2025
SB629 To Allow An Officer Of A Closely Held Corporation To Represent The Corporation In Court For The Purpose Of Eviction Proceedings And Unlawful Detainer Proceedings. Dead 04/07/2025
SB630 To Require Only A Court To Fix Punishment If A Defendant Is Charged With A Felony Or Misdemeanor; And To Require Only A Judge To Sentence A Defendant For A Charge That Results In A Conviction. Dead 04/07/2025
SB631 To Amend Arkansas Law Concerning Hearings On The Revocation Of Probation Or Suspension. Dead 04/07/2025
SB641 To Amend The Law Concerning Work-release Programs; And To Allow A Sheriff To Elect To House Work-release Program Participants. Dead 04/09/2025
SB642 To Create The Families' Rights And Responsibilities Act. Dead 04/10/2025
SB644 To Amend The Law Concerning The Execution Of A Writ Of Possession; And To Allow For The Removal Of A Manufactured Home Or Mobile Home From Property That Is Subject To A Writ Of Possession. Dead 04/14/2025
SR65 To Support Arkansas's Engaging The Justice Counts Metrics And To Urge Policymakers Throughout State And Local Government Entities To Implement And Utilize The Justice Counts Metrics. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/07/2025