# Arkansas SB300: TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.

Arkansas SB300, TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Howard M. Beaty, Jr. (Republican), Ben Gilmore (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-18 (Notification that SB300 is now Act 321) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SB300
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-03-18, Notification that SB300 is now Act 321
- Sponsors: Howard M. Beaty, Jr. (Republican), Ben Gilmore (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Coordinated retail theft brings felony penalties: cost, medium. Arkansas law creates organized retail theft for people who knowingly work with at least one other person. It covers stealing retail goods meant mainly for personal, family, or household use. It also covers organizing, supervising, funding, directing, seeking others’ help with, or otherwise aiding t…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Howard M. Beaty, Jr. (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ben Gilmore (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-12 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, March 12, 2025 2:20:16 PM | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, March 6, 2025 3:20:23 PM | pass | 34 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-18: Notification that SB300 is now Act 321 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-03-12: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-11: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House)
- 2025-03-06: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-03-06: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House)
- 2025-03-06: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB300 - Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB300.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=321.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
- [SB300 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB300.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=321.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB300-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).