All Roll Calls
Yes: 129 • No: 2
ArkansasHB17632025 Regular SessionHouse
TO AMEND THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT OF 2013; AND TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL USE OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE DURING THE COMMISSION OF A HUMAN TRAFFICKING OFFENSE.
Sponsored By: Joshua Bryant (Republican), Kendon Underwood (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
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New felony for communication use in trafficking
Arkansas law creates a Class C felony for knowingly using a communication device to commit, cause, or help human trafficking. It also covers device use in felony attempts, requests for someone to commit trafficking, or agreements to commit trafficking. Each use is a separate offense. Communication devices include public or private tools for sending writing, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds. Mail, phones, wire, radio, and other means of communication all count.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Joshua Bryant
Republican • Senate
Kendon Underwood
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/9/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 8:05:55 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 1
House vote • 4/2/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:01:31 PM
Yes: 95 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1763 is now Act 682
4/16/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/10/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/9/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
4/9/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
4/9/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/9/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
4/7/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
4/2/2025SenateReceived from the House.
4/2/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/2/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
4/1/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
3/12/2025HouseFiled
3/12/2025House
Bill Text
HB1763 - Introduced
3/12/2025
Act Version
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