All Roll Calls
Yes: 197 • No: 20
ArkansasHB17792025 Regular SessionHouse
TO AMEND THE LAW RELATED TO THEFT OF PROPERTY; AND ENHANCE THE OFFENSE CLASSIFICATION FOR THE THEFT OF A POSTAL PACKAGE DELIVERED TO A PERSON'S RESIDENCE AND LEFT WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF THE RESIDENCE.
Sponsored By: Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), Ben Gilmore (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Stronger penalties for stealing household packages
Arkansas law makes stealing a postal package delivered to a home and left on its surrounding grounds a Class C felony. This raises the offense from Class D. Class C also covers postal packages stolen from delivery vehicles anywhere along the delivery route. No fine amounts or prison terms are specified in this provision.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Jimmy Gazaway
Republican • House
Ben Gilmore
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/14/2025
House Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 2:30:28 PM
Yes: 89 • No: 4
Senate vote • 4/9/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 8:10:46 PM
Yes: 29 • No: 6
House vote • 3/31/2025
House Vote - Monday, March 31, 2025 2:50:48 PM
Yes: 79 • No: 10 • Other: 3
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1779 is now Act 833
4/17/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/15/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/14/2025HouseSenate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
4/14/2025HouseReturned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
4/10/2025HouseReturned 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 JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
3/31/2025SenateReceived from the House.
3/31/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/31/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
3/20/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
3/13/2025HouseFiled
3/13/2025House
Bill Text
HB1779 - Introduced
3/13/2025
Act Version
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