# Arkansas SB231: TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SELECT EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ARKANSAS LOTTERY. Arkansas SB231, TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SELECT EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ARKANSAS LOTTERY., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bruce Cozart (Republican), Jim Dotson (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-20 (Notification that SB231 is now Act 342) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB231-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB231 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SELECT EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ARKANSAS LOTTERY. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-13 - Last action: 2025-03-20, Notification that SB231 is now Act 342 - Sponsors: Bruce Cozart (Republican), Jim Dotson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (103 yes, 16 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas lottery agents gain statewide enforcement powers: benefit, low. The Arkansas Lottery office must keep the lottery honest. Its director must assign employees as agents to investigate lottery-law and rule violations. These agents are recognized as law enforcement officers and have statewide authority for those investigations. They must regularly report their inve… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bruce Cozart (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jim Dotson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-17 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 2:42:46 PM | pass | 73 | 16 | 8 | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 3, 2025 2:13:27 PM | pass | 30 | 0 | 3 | ## Actions (24) - 2025-03-20: Notification that SB231 is now Act 342 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-03-17: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-12: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE RULES (House) - 2025-03-03: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-03: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-26: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2 (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-17: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB231 - Introduced, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB231.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=342.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 - [SB231 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB231.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=342.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-SB231-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).