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2025R: HB1148 ACT 597

TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS PRIVACY ACT; AND TO ADDRESS CERTAIN IMAGES CAPTURED BY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

Latest action: Notification that HB1148 is now Act 597

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Sponsor	Role
Vaught	lead
B. Johnson	primary
Milligan	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 15, 2025, 3:54 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Jan 15, 2025, 4:58 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Feb 5, 2025, 8:23 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Feb 5, 2025, 8:23 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Feb 5, 2025, 9:54 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 10, 2025, 8:34 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Feb 10, 2025, 8:34 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Feb 10, 2025, 12:36 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 17, 2025, 8:35 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Feb 17, 2025, 8:35 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Feb 17, 2025, 9:27 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 4, 2025, 8:35 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 4, 2025, 8:35 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 4 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 4, 2025, 10:57 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 11, 2025, 8:36 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 11, 2025, 8:36 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 5 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 11, 2025, 10:40 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 1, 2025, 1:24 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 2, 2025, 2:40 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 2, 2025, 7:40 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Apr 2, 2025, 7:41 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 7, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 8, 2025, 8:30 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 8, 2025, 8:30 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:21 a.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 11:21 a.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 9, 2025, 11:21 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 14, 2025, 5:10 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1148 is now Act 597

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Apr 1, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Judiciary Committee · Committee Room 149	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 2, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 7, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Judiciary · Senate Room 171	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Vaught, filed Feb 4, 2025, 12:24 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1148 TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS PRIVACY ACT; AND TO ADDRESS CERTAIN IMAGES CAPTURED BY UNMAN; H2 (House) by Vaught, filed Feb 6, 2025, 3:34 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1148 TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS PRIVACY ACT; AND TO ADDRESS CERTAIN IMAGES CAPTURED BY UNMAN; H3 (House) by Vaught, filed Feb 13, 2025, 11:14 a.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1148 TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS PRIVACY ACT; AND TO ADDRESS CERTAIN IMAGES CAPTURED BY UNMAN; H4 (House) by Vaught, filed Mar 3, 2025, 2:33 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1148 TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS PRIVACY ACT; AND TO ADDRESS CERTAIN IMAGES CAPTURED BY UNMAN; H5 (House) by Vaught, filed Mar 10, 2025, 5:02 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1148 TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS PRIVACY ACT; AND TO ADDRESS CERTAIN IMAGES CAPTURED BY UNMAN.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Vaught	Feb 4, 2025, 12:24 p.m. CT
H2	House	Vaught	Feb 6, 2025, 3:34 p.m. CT
H3	House	Vaught	Feb 13, 2025, 11:14 a.m. CT
H4	House	Vaught	Mar 3, 2025, 2:33 p.m. CT
H5	House	Vaught	Mar 10, 2025, 5:02 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 7, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Apr 1, 2025, 1:24 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 992

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 8:30:04 PM · arkleg

33Yea

0Nay

1Not voting

0Present

1Excused

Yea (33)

Excused (1)

Bryan King (R)

Not voting (1)

Jim Dotson (R)

House · RCS 865

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 2:40:27 PM · arkleg

97Yea

0Nay

3Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (97)

Not voting (3)

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