# Arkansas HB1717: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN AND TEENS' ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT. Arkansas HB1717, TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN AND TEENS' ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Zack Gramlich (Republican), Justin Boyd (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-21 (Notification that HB1717 is now Act 952) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1717-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1717 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS CHILDREN AND TEENS' ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-10 - Last action: 2025-04-21, Notification that HB1717 is now Act 952 - Sponsors: Zack Gramlich (Republican), Justin Boyd (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (420 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More control over kids’ online information: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered services knowingly collecting children’s or teens’ information must explain their practices before collection. Notices must describe collected data, its uses, shared data and recipient groups, and available rights. Collecting a teen’s information generally requires c… - Stronger online privacy for Arkansas kids: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law protects Arkansas children ages 12 and younger and teens ages 13–16. Collection limits cover commercial online services aimed at these ages or knowingly collecting their personal information. Services can collect and use data only for allowed service-related or legal… - State enforcement of kids’ privacy rights: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, specified teen-consent and information-rights violations count as unfair or deceptive practices, subject to statutory exceptions. Only the Arkansas Attorney General can enforce this privacy law. The Attorney General can seek court orders, compliance, damages, restitution, an… - Limited company liability for kids’ disclosures: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, operators and their agents receive a limited shield from liability for disclosing personal information. The disclosure must answer a parent’s request for a child’s information or a teen’s request for personal information. The operator or agent must act in good faith and foll… - Kids’ service access after privacy requests: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, a covered service can end a child’s or teen’s access after certain refusals of data use. This applies when a parent or teen refuses further use, storage in retrievable form, or future online collection. But a deletion request cannot end service to the extent the operator can… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Zack Gramlich (Republican), House - Sponsor: Justin Boyd (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Alyssa Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Collins (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brandon Achor (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Joy Springer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Walker (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 2:45:23 PM | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 2:45:41 PM | pass | 94 | 0 | 3 | | 2025-04-15 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 2:45:14 PM | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 7:46:18 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-13 | House | House Vote - Thursday, March 13, 2025 2:46:50 PM | pass | 99 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-04-21: Notification that HB1717 is now Act 952 (House) - 2025-04-16: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-15: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-15: Senate amendment # 3 read and concurred in. (House) - 2025-04-15: Senate amendment # 2 read and concurred in. (House) - 2025-04-15: Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. (House) - 2025-04-14: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 & 2 & 3 (House) - 2025-04-09: Re-referred to the Committee on AGING, CHILDREN AND YOUTH, & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2 & 3 (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1,2 & 3 . (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) - 2025-04-07: Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-04-07: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 3 (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-04-02: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Re-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-31: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-12: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-10: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on AGING, CHILDREN AND YOUTH, & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-10: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1717 - Introduced, 2025-03-10: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1717.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=952.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 - [HB1717 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1717.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=952.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-HB1717-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).