All Roll Calls
Yes: 120 • No: 5
ArkansasHB17212025 Regular SessionHouse
TO AMEND SECTIONS OF THE ARKANSAS CODE TO PROHIBIT GREYHOUND RACING AND SIMULCASTING OF GREYHOUND RACING.
Sponsored By: Jamie Scott (Democratic), Matt Brown (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Arkansas casinos and tracks face greyhound ban
Beginning January 1, 2028, Arkansas racing franchise holders and Racing Commission casino licensees cannot conduct greyhound races. They also cannot accept bets on live or simulcast greyhound races. The commission must adopt rules allowing horse-race betting on races transmitted to or from racing franchise premises. Pooled race betting remains governed by racing laws, not electronic-games-of-skill rules. Horse-race betting is also excluded from lottery rules. These legal boundaries cover live races, simulcasts, and past races replayed electronically.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Jamie Scott
Democratic • Senate
Matt Brown
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/19/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 6:53:53 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 0
House vote • 3/13/2025
House Vote - Thursday, March 13, 2025 3:25:01 PM
Yes: 86 • No: 5 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1721 is now Act 394
3/25/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
3/20/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
3/20/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
3/20/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
3/19/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
3/19/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
3/18/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
3/13/2025SenateReceived from the House.
3/13/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/13/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
3/12/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE RULES
3/10/2025HouseFiled
3/10/2025House
Bill Text
HB1721 - Introduced
3/10/2025
Act Version
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