All Roll Calls
Yes: 230 • No: 1
ArkansasHB16662025 Regular SessionHouse
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS SELF-FUNDED CYBER RESPONSE PROGRAM.
Sponsored By: Kim Hammer (Republican), Stephen Meeks (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
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2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
New cyber response rules for local governments
The law replaces the cyber response panel's technical-help process with a board-designated contact for participating Arkansas local governments and schools. The contact must promptly notify the board of attacks and provide a detailed action report. The contact must report coverage decisions, consulting the board when timing allows and otherwise using board-set criteria. The board must define cyberattacks using industry standards, review that definition each year, and issue rules for using the program. The law also changes which board member is nonvoting.
Tighter cyber payments for Arkansas local governments
Participating Arkansas counties, cities, towns, and school districts, including public charter schools, get reimbursement only for losses listed in program law. The program pays after any insurance the entity has; residents do not receive these payments directly. The board must set minimum cybersecurity standards and cap coverage at $50,000 or less for entities that fail them. The law removes program coverage for damages owed because public officials or employees violate civil rights or commit other wrongful acts. This does not erase the underlying legal liability.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Kim Hammer
Republican • Senate
Stephen Meeks
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/10/2025
House Vote - Thursday, April 10, 2025 2:48:37 PM
Yes: 96 • No: 1
Senate vote • 4/9/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 6:55:25 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 0
House vote • 3/10/2025
House Vote - Monday, March 10, 2025 2:44:20 PM
Yes: 100 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1666 is now Act 656
4/16/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/10/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/10/2025HouseSenate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
4/10/2025HouseReturned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
4/9/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
4/9/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/9/2025SenateREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
4/8/2025SenateAmendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
4/8/2025SenatePlaced on second reading for purpose of amendment.
4/8/2025SenateReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
4/7/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE
3/10/2025SenateReceived from the House.
3/10/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/10/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
3/6/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - HOUSE
3/4/2025HouseFiled
3/4/2025House
Bill Text
HB1666 - Introduced
3/4/2025
Act Version
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