All Roll Calls
Yes: 130 • No: 1
ArkansasSB4492025 Regular SessionSenate
TO PROVIDE CIVIL IMMUNITY FOR CONFISCATION OF ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS, VAPOR PRODUCTS, E-LIQUID PRODUCTS, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND CIGARETTE PAPERS FROM A MINOR AT A SCHOOL.
Sponsored By: Howard M. Beaty, Jr. (Republican), Tyler Dees (Republican)
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Bill Overview
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School staff protected when confiscating vapes
Arkansas law protects school employees, law enforcement officers, and people with trust or authority over someone under 21 from civil liability. This protection covers taking nicotine, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapes, e-liquids, or cigarette papers from that person at school. It also covers items they reasonably believe are vapes, and e-liquids without nicotine. School includes public, private, and charter schools, their grounds and vehicles, and off-campus school-sponsored or school-sanctioned K–12 events. The protection does not cover taking medication or medical devices, such as asthma inhalers. Alternative nicotine products exclude tobacco, vapes, and federally defined drugs, devices, and combination medical products. Vapes exclude FDA-regulated drugs and devices. These federal classifications are based on January 1, 2025, not the law’s effective date.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Howard M. Beaty, Jr.
Republican • House
Tyler Dees
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/9/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 8:17:33 PM
Yes: 97 • No: 1
Senate vote • 4/2/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 2:45:37 PM
Yes: 33 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB449 is now Act 669
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.
4/9/2025HouseRead 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
4/2/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
4/2/2025HouseOrdered immediately transmitted to the House.
4/2/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/2/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
3/31/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
3/13/2025SenateFiled
3/13/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB449 - Introduced
3/13/2025
Act Version
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