# Arkansas HB1692: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS AND VOICE STRESS ANALYSIS EXAMINERS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS AND PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES. Arkansas HB1692, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS AND VOICE STRESS ANALYSIS EXAMINERS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS AND PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Petty (Republican), Matt Brown (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-16 (Notification that HB1692 is now Act 678) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1692-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1692 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS AND VOICE STRESS ANALYSIS EXAMINERS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS AND PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-05 - Last action: 2025-04-16, Notification that HB1692 is now Act 678 - Sponsors: Jim Petty (Republican), Matt Brown (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (119 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fewer criminal barriers for examiner licenses: benefit, low. Arkansas narrows criminal disqualifications for polygraph examiners, interns, and voice stress analysis examiners to unpardoned felonies and Class A misdemeanors. These disqualifications cover convictions and guilty or no-contest pleas in Arkansas, comparable out-of-state, military, or federal cour… - Narrower arrest grounds for examiner licenses: benefit, low. Crimes involving “moral turpitude” are no longer listed grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking polygraph or voice stress examiner licenses. Arrests or indictments for felonies, Class A misdemeanors, or violent crimes remain grounds for these actions. Comparable offenses in other states also c… - Narrower criminal grounds for security commissions: benefit, low. Crimes involving “moral turpitude” are no longer listed grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking security or school security commissions. Arrests or indictments for felonies, Class A misdemeanors, violent crimes, or firearm-use crimes remain grounds for action. The list also covers alcohol or d… - Narrower criminal rules for investigators and security: benefit, low. Private investigator and private security applicants must submit a verified statement of felony, Class A misdemeanor, and violent-crime records. This covers arrests, pending charges, and convictions, including sealed or expunged records. Crimes involving “moral turpitude” are no longer separately r… - Simpler approvals and digital security cards: benefit, low. Security commission applications no longer require notice to the applicant's sheriff or, when applicable, city police chief. The law removes their 30-day objection period and denial based on a meritorious objection. Commission cards can be photo identification cards or electronic cards, in a form s… - Security retraining delayed, yearly refreshers required: mixed, low. Private security officers who meet director-approved training requirements do not need retraining until two years after commissioning. Commissioned security officers and commissioned school security officers must receive refresher training every year. - Alarm technician background results follow cross-reference: mixed, low. Certain alarm technicians' required state and national background-check results are now subject to Arkansas Code § 17-40-306(d). This applies when technicians install alarms on property owned or leased by the person monitoring the device. The supplied provision does not explain that subsection's ru… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jim Petty (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Matt Brown (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 7:06:32 PM | pass | 23 | 5 | 1 | | 2025-03-17 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 2:20:49 PM | pass | 96 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-04-16: Notification that HB1692 is now Act 678 (House) - 2025-04-10: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-09: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-13: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-05: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-05: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1692 - Introduced, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1692.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=678.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 - [HB1692 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1692.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=678.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-HB1692-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).