# Arkansas HB1634: TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS SPORTS RAFFLE ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Arkansas HB1634, TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS SPORTS RAFFLE ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by RJ Hawk (Republican), Jonathan Dismang (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-18 (Notification that HB1634 is now Act 305); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1634-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1634 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS SPORTS RAFFLE ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-28 - Last action: 2025-03-18, Notification that HB1634 is now Act 305 - Sponsors: RJ Hawk (Republican), Jonathan Dismang (Republican) - Cosponsors: 12 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (104 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Raffle money can support student athletes: benefit, low. Sports raffle receipts can fund student-athlete scholarships, financial aid, stipends, and other compensation, but no athlete is guaranteed money. Payments for commercial use of athletes' publicity rights must follow the Arkansas Student-Athlete Publicity Rights Act. Receipts can also pay prizes, r… - Sports raffle buyers face new limits: cost, low. You must be at least 18 to buy a sports raffle ticket, and the organization must reasonably verify ages. Organizations choose payment methods; when they accept credit cards, each credit-card transaction is capped at $250. Winners must claim prizes within 120 days of the raffle, or the college for w… - Raffle receipts cannot pay organization workers: cost, low. Qualifying organizations cannot use sports raffle receipts to compensate people who work for or are affiliated with them. This restriction applies to raffle receipts, not the organization's other funds. - Separate rules govern college sports raffles: mixed, low. College raffles that follow the Sports Raffle Act are exempt from the separate Charitable Bingo and Raffles Enabling Act. Qualifying sports raffles are also exempt from specified gambling bans at premises covered by alcohol permits or beer licenses. These exemptions do not remove other gambling rul… - Colleges gain sports raffles with limits: mixed, low. Arkansas public colleges and qualifying affiliated nonprofits can hold sports raffles online, through digital devices, or on premises they own or use. Each raffle must be tied to an official game against another college, with only one raffle per game. Affiliated nonprofits must raise money for coll… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: RJ Hawk (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jonathan Dismang (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brandon Achor (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keith Brooks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Duffield (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jon S. Eubanks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brian S. Evans (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bart Hester (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Justin Boyd (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lee Johnson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt McKee (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew J. Shepherd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Maddox (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Ray (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 12, 2025 4:23:27 PM | pass | 25 | 3 | 4 | | 2025-03-06 | House | House Vote - Thursday, March 6, 2025 2:53:51 PM | pass | 79 | 7 | 4 | ## Actions (15) - 2025-03-18: Notification that HB1634 is now Act 305 (House) - 2025-03-13: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-03-12: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-03-12: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-03-12: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-03-06: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-05: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE RULES (House) - 2025-02-28: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1634 - Introduced, 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1634.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=305.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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - 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) - 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 - [HB1634 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1634.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=305.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) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [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-HB1634-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).