# Arkansas HB1117: CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF INSTRUCTION ON FIREARM SAFETY IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. Arkansas HB1117, CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF INSTRUCTION ON FIREARM SAFETY IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joshua Bryant (Republican), R. Scott Richardson (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-04 (Notification that HB1117 is now Act 229) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1117-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1117 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF INSTRUCTION ON FIREARM SAFETY IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OPEN-ENROLLMENT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-03-04, Notification that HB1117 is now Act 229 - Sponsors: Joshua Bryant (Republican), R. Scott Richardson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (102 yes, 13 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Parents approve off-campus live-fire safety courses: benefit, low. Commission-approved off-campus firearm safety courses can be held with a live-fire exercise or sporting event. Before a student participates in such a course, both the provider and school must obtain prior written approval. Approval must come from the student’s parent, legal guardian, or person act… - Arkansas students get yearly firearm safety lessons: benefit, low. Beginning with the 2025–2026 school year, Arkansas public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools must teach firearm safety annually. Lessons must fit students’ ages and grades and continue through grade 12. The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education approves lessons and… - Schools face limits on branded safety lessons: cost, low. The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education cannot approve firearm safety lessons or materials bearing brands or stated group affiliations. Branding issued by Arkansas or its departments, agencies, or divisions is allowed. This limits the materials available for schools’ required firearm saf… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joshua Bryant (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: R. Scott Richardson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wade Andrews (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Duffield (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Perry (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Johnny Rye (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, February 27, 2025 1:42:42 PM | pass | 28 | 5 | 1 | | 2025-02-24 | House | House Vote - Monday, February 24, 2025 2:00:40 PM | pass | 74 | 8 | 4 | ## Actions (19) - 2025-03-04: Notification that HB1117 is now Act 229 (House) - 2025-02-27: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-27: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-27: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-27: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-20: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-17: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-17: Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-17: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-28: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-01-28: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-01-28: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-14: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-01-14: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1117 - Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1117.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=229.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [HB1117 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1117.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=229.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1117-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).