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2025R: HB1071 ACT 159

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.

Latest action: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1

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Sponsor	Role
R. Scott Richardson	lead
J. Bryant	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Dec 19, 2024, 11:50 a.m. CT	House	Filed
Jan 13, 2025, 3:15 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Jan 23, 2025, 10:19 a.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Jan 27, 2025, 1:41 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Jan 27, 2025, 2:29 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Jan 27, 2025, 2:30 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 11, 2025, 8:19 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Feb 11, 2025, 8:20 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 11, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 11, 2025, 1:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Feb 12, 2025, 1:43 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Feb 13, 2025, 11:12 a.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Feb 13, 2025, 11:19 a.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
Feb 13, 2025, 1:42 p.m. CT	House	Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
Feb 13, 2025, 1:42 p.m. CT	House	Re-referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Feb 18, 2025, 12:05 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
Feb 19, 2025, 1:40 p.m. CT	House	Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. ·
Feb 19, 2025, 1:40 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Feb 20, 2025, 9:28 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Feb 25, 2025, 4:50 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1071 is now Act 159
Feb 26, 2025, 4:08 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Jan 27, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 12, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Judiciary · Senate Room 171	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 13, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Judiciary Committee · Committee Room 149	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 19, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by J. Bryant, filed Feb 10, 2025, 4:24 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1071 TO AMEND THE FRANK BROYLES PUBLICITY RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT OF 2016; AND TO PROVIDE PROTECTIONS FOR AN IN.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	J. Bryant	Feb 10, 2025, 4:24 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Feb 26, 2025, 4:08 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
Do Pass · House · Feb 18, 2025, 12:05 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
Do Pass · Senate · Feb 12, 2025, 1:43 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Jan 23, 2025, 10:19 a.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 274

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 1:40:28 PM · arkleg

92Yea

0Nay

8Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (92)

Not voting (8)

Senate · RCS 214

Thursday, February 13, 2025 11:12:11 AM · arkleg

33Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

2Excused

Yea (33)

Excused (2)

Alan Clark (R)
Bryan King (R)

House · RCS 45

Monday, January 27, 2025 1:41:53 PM · arkleg

95Yea

1Nay

3Not voting

1Present

0Excused

Yea (95)

Nay (1)

Matt Duffield (R)

Present (1)

McCollum

Not voting (3)

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Last checked Nov 12, 2026, 2:36 p.m. CT.

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