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ArkansasHB14652025 Regular SessionHouse

CONCERNING DIRTBIKE USE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY; AND TO ESTABLISH THE LIABILITY OF AN OWNER OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.

Sponsored By: Justin Gonzales (Republican), Matt McKee (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Fewer dirtbike claims against private property owners

In Arkansas, people who rent, lease, or ride off-road motorcycles on private property assume the activity’s built-in risks, even without paying. Riders and their representatives cannot bring claims or recover from owners for resulting loss, damage, injury, or death. These risks include surface changes, rider errors, equipment failure caused by rider errors, animal attacks, and worsened conditions when remote medical care is unavailable. Protected owners include people or organizations that sponsor, organize, rent, or provide dirtbike use. Owners remain subject to liability for intentional harm, failure to use reasonable care, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or criminal conduct. They also remain subject to liability for supplying a dirtbike they knew or should have known was unsafe. The law does not apply to employer–employee relationships covered by workers’ compensation.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Justin Gonzales

    Republican • House

  • Matt McKee

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 218 • No: 0

House vote • 3/11/2025

House Vote - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 2:09:15 PM

Yes: 92 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/10/2025

Senate Vote - Monday, March 10, 2025 2:53:38 PM

Yes: 33 • No: 0 • Other: 1

House vote • 2/26/2025

House Vote - Wednesday, February 26, 2025 2:24:10 PM

Yes: 93 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1465 is now Act 312

    3/18/2025House

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    3/12/2025House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    3/11/2025House

  4. Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

    3/11/2025House

  5. Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1

    3/10/2025House

  6. Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .

    3/10/2025Senate

  7. Read the third time and passed.

    3/10/2025Senate

  8. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/6/2025Senate

  9. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

    3/6/2025Senate

  10. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

    3/6/2025Senate

  11. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

    3/5/2025Senate

  12. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE

    2/26/2025Senate

  13. Received from the House.

    2/26/2025Senate

  14. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    2/26/2025House

  15. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    2/25/2025House

  16. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE

    2/12/2025House

  17. Filed

    2/12/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1465 - Introduced

    2/12/2025

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  • Act Version

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