ArkansasSB4312025 Regular SessionSenate

TO AMEND THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT OF 2013; TO ELIMINATE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES; TO CREATE SAFE HARBORS FOR VICTIMS; AND TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PRODUCTS THAT RESEMBLE A CHILD.

Sponsored By: Joshua Bryant (Republican), R. Scott Richardson (Republican)

Passed

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Joshua Bryant

    Republican • Senate

  • R. Scott Richardson

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Bart Hester

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 160 • No: 0

Senate vote 4/15/2025

Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 1:28:47 PM

Yes: 35 • No: 0

House vote 4/14/2025

House Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 6:43:07 PM

Yes: 92 • No: 0

Senate vote 4/2/2025

Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 2:34:50 PM

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB431 is now Act 987

    4/23/2025Senate
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/16/2025Senate
  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

    4/16/2025Senate
  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/15/2025Senate
  5. Read the third time and passed.

    4/15/2025Senate
  6. Rules suspended.

    4/15/2025Senate
  7. House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.

    4/15/2025Senate
  8. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

    4/15/2025Senate
  9. Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .

    4/14/2025Senate
  10. Returned to the Senate as passed.

    4/14/2025Senate
  11. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/14/2025Senate
  12. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/10/2025Senate
  13. Re-referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE

    4/9/2025Senate
  14. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/9/2025Senate
  15. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

    4/9/2025Senate
  16. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

    4/9/2025Senate
  17. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/8/2025Senate
  18. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE

    4/2/2025Senate
  19. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    4/2/2025Senate
  20. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

    4/2/2025Senate
  21. Read the third time and passed.

    4/2/2025Senate
  22. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/1/2025Senate
  23. Amendment # 1 & 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

    4/1/2025Senate
  24. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

    4/1/2025Senate
  25. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 & 2

    3/31/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB431 - Introduced

    3/11/2025

  • Act Version

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