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2025R: SB231 ACT 342

TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SELECT EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ARKANSAS LOTTERY.

Latest action: Notification that SB231 is now Act 342

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Sponsor	Role
J. Dotson	lead
Cozart	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 13, 2025, 1:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Feb 13, 2025, 2:10 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Feb 17, 2025, 8:03 a.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
Feb 17, 2025, 8:03 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 17, 2025, 1:53 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 17, 2025, 1:53 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Feb 26, 2025, 2:31 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Feb 26, 2025, 2:31 p.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
Feb 26, 2025, 2:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Feb 26, 2025, 3:03 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 26, 2025, 3:03 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Feb 27, 2025, 12:46 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Mar 3, 2025, 2:13 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 3, 2025, 2:13 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Mar 3, 2025, 4:24 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Mar 3, 2025, 5:25 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE RULES
Mar 12, 2025, 2:02 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Mar 17, 2025, 2:42 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 17, 2025, 2:42 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Mar 17, 2025, 4:39 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Mar 17, 2025, 4:40 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Mar 18, 2025, 9:15 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Mar 18, 2025, 9:15 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Mar 20, 2025, 1:33 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB231 is now Act 342

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 26, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 27, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 3, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 12, 2025, 12:00 p.m. CT	House Rules Committee Meeting · Big Mac, Room B	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 17, 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. Dotson, filed Feb 13, 2025, 5:17 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 231 TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SELECT EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ARKANSAS LOTTERY. _________; S2 (Senate) by J. Dotson, filed Feb 26, 2025, 1:31 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of Senate Bill 231 TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SELECT EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ARKANSAS LOTTERY. _________.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	J. Dotson	Feb 13, 2025, 5:17 p.m. CT
S2	Senate	J. Dotson	Feb 26, 2025, 1:31 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

DFA2 · Feb 17, 2025

Amended Fiscal Impact Statement Bill: SB231 Amendment Number: S1 Bill Subtitle: TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SELECT EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ARKANSAS LOTTERY. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: Sen. Dotson and Rep. Cozart Basic Change: SB231 (as engrossed 2/17/2025) would allow select members of the Investigation and Enforcement Division of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery (Lottery) to be certified as law enforcement officers. The certification as law enforcement officers will allow the agents to obtain access to investigatory tools to aid in their investigations of lottery theft, fraud and other lottery related offenses – both civil and criminal. The agents of the office shall: • Conduct investigations related to violations of lottery-related laws or lottery-related administrative rules; • Be considered law enforcement officers by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (CLEST) under § 12-9-101; and • Have statewide law enforcement authority. Fiscal Impact: None. Taxpayer Impact: None. Resources Required: Initial start-up costs

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Mar 12, 2025, 2:02 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Feb 27, 2025, 12:46 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 606

Monday, March 17, 2025 2:42:46 PM · arkleg

73Yea

16Nay

3Not voting

8Present

0Excused

Yea (73)

Nay (16)

Present (8)

Not voting (3)

Senate · RCS 377

Monday, March 3, 2025 2:13:27 PM · arkleg

30Yea

0Nay

1Not voting

3Present

1Excused

Yea (30)

Present (3)

Excused (1)

Missy Irvin (R)

Not voting (1)

Bryan King (R)

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