# Arkansas SB611: TO AMEND THE SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY ACT. Arkansas SB611, TO AMEND THE SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY ACT., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tyler Dees (Republican), Jon S. Eubanks (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-22 (Notification that SB611 is now Act 900); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB611-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB611 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY ACT. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-02 - Last action: 2025-04-22, Notification that SB611 is now Act 900 - Sponsors: Tyler Dees (Republican), Jon S. Eubanks (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (142 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Parents gain stronger social media lawsuits: benefit, high. Parents or guardians can sue over required platform protections when their minor child or legal dependent is authorized to use the platform. Violations are strict-liability civil offenses, meaning proof of the platform’s intent is not required. For prohibited minor access, an individual can seek a… - Safer social media settings for kids: benefit, medium. Platforms must avoid practices designed to cause addiction or compulsive behavior in Arkansas users under 16. Examples include notifications, recommended content, artificial feelings of achievement, and bots that appear human; platforms must audit products at least quarterly. Most notifications mus… - New fund supports child-safety law enforcement: benefit, low. The law creates the Crimes Against Children Fund for Arkansas Attorney General investigations and lawsuits under the Social Media Safety Act. It receives designated grants, gifts, donations, specified penalties, surplus lawyer fees, and other money authorized by law. The Treasurer, Auditor, and Chi… - Stronger age-check safeguards for Arkansas kids: benefit, low. Platforms must use technology to prevent users from bypassing age checks. They must monitor suspicious activity, including false or repeated credentials. They must also prevent minors from registering outside Arkansas and then using those accounts inside Arkansas. These safeguards apply to new acco… - Social media protections stop at age sixteen: cost, medium. The law defines a minor as someone under 16 who is in Arkansas, replacing the under-18 cutoff. This removes 16- and 17-year-olds from the Act’s protections for minors; age checks must reasonably confirm users are at least 16. Covered services include internet-connected social platforms, messaging s… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Tyler Dees (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Jon S. Eubanks (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 1:57:52 PM | pass | 29 | 2 | 3 | | 2025-04-14 | House | House Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 5:01:07 PM | pass | 92 | 3 | 1 | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 3:30:00 PM | pass | 21 | 3 | 4 | ## Actions (22) - 2025-04-22: Notification that SB611 is now Act 900 (Senate) - 2025-04-16: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House) - 2025-04-14: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-10: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-04-10: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House) - 2025-04-07: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-04-07: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-04-07: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB611 - Introduced, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB611.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=900.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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - 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) - 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 - [SB611 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB611.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=900.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) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [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-SB611-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).