All Roll Calls
Yes: 129 • No: 0
ArkansasSB3022025 Regular SessionSenate
TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF GIFT CARD FRAUD; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Sponsored By: Howard M. Beaty, Jr. (Republican), Ben Gilmore (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
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Gift card fraud brings new criminal penalties
Arkansas law creates the crime of gift card fraud. It covers acquiring or keeping cards or redemption codes with intent to defraud and deprive the owner of property. It also covers obtaining them by deceiving a card holder or issuer to deprive the owner of property. Knowingly using cards or codes obtained through either offense to get money, goods, services, or other value is also a crime. Covered cards are prepaid physical or electronic cards for one merchant or affiliated merchants sharing a name, mark, or logo. They may be reloadable. Charges depend on value: Class B felony for $25,000 or more; Class C felony for more than $5,000 but less than $25,000; Class D felony for more than $1,000 but less than $5,000; and Class A misdemeanor for less than $1,000. The listed ranges do not assign a class at exactly $1,000 or $5,000. Values from multiple violations within 120 days are added together. Value means the owner's greatest reasonable potential loss, including full face value or potential value for variable-load cards. The emergency clause makes the law effective upon Governor approval, expiration of the veto period without action, or the final chamber's veto override.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Republican • House
Ben Gilmore
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/9/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 8:16:18 PM
Yes: 94 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Senate vote • 3/12/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 12, 2025 2:31:11 PM
Yes: 35 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB302 is now Act 659
4/18/2025SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
4/10/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
4/10/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
4/9/2025SenateReturned from the House as passed.
4/9/2025SenateReturned to the Senate as passed.
4/9/2025HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/9/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/9/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
4/8/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
3/12/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
3/12/2025HouseOrdered immediately transmitted to the House.
3/12/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
3/12/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
3/12/2025SenateREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/11/2025SenateAmendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
3/11/2025SenatePlaced on second reading for purpose of amendment.
3/11/2025SenateReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
3/10/2025SenateRe-referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
3/6/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
3/5/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
2/25/2025SenateFiled
2/25/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB302 - Introduced
2/25/2025
Act Version
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