Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1504: TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF MANUFACTURING, MODIFYING, SELLING, TRANSFERRING, OR OPERATING A ROBOTIC DEVICE OR AN UNCREWED AIRCRAFT THAT IS EQUIPPED OR MOUNTED WITH A WEAPON
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to create the offense of manufacturing, modifying, selling, transferring, or operating a robotic device or an uncrewed aircraft that is equipped or mounted with a weapon; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the offense of manufacturing, modifying, selling, transferring, or operating a robotic device or an uncrewed aircraft that is equipped or mounted with a weapon.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF MANUFACTURING, MODIFYING, SELLING, TRANSFERRING, OR OPERATING A ROBOTIC DEVICE OR AN UNCREWED AIRCRAFT THAT IS EQUIPPED OR MOUNTED WITH A WEAPON; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF MANUFACTURING, MODIFYING, SELLING, TRANSFERRING, OR OPERATING A ROBOTIC DEVICE OR AN UNCREWED AIRCRAFT THAT IS EQUIPPED OR MOUNTED WITH A WEAPON. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 5, Subtitle 6, is amended to add an additional chapter to read as follows: Chapter 80 -- Robotic Devices and Uncrewed Aircraft 5-80-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Robot competition" means an event or instructional course or meeting organized and supervised by an educational institution, summer camp, sports league, television or film entertainment company, or similar organization for which reasonable safety precautions have been taken to protect participants, event staff, and spectators; (2) "Robotic device" means a fully or partially automated *TNL114* 03-20-2025 10:01:14 TNL114 As Engrossed: H3/4/25 H3/10/25 H3/18/25 H3/20/25 HB1504 mechanical device that: (A) Is capable of locomotion, navigation, or movement on the ground; and (B) Operates at a distance from its operator based on commands or in response to sensor data or a combination of commands and response to sensor data; (3) "Uncrewed aircraft" …
Sponsors
- (R, 42) · primary sponsor