Arkansas SB258: TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY, SAFETY, AND TRUST ACT

What the bill says

An act to be entitled an act to create the arkansas digital responsibility, safety, and trust act; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the arkansas digital responsibility, safety, and trust act.

From the introduced text:

An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY, SAFETY, AND TRUST ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY, SAFETY, AND TRUST ACT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 4, is amended to add an additional chapter to read as follows: CHAPTER ARKANSAS DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY, SAFETY, AND TRUST ACT Subchapter 1 -- General Provisions 4-120-101. Title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Arkansas Digital Responsibility, Safety, and Trust Act". 4-120-102. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that: (1) Arkansans and Americans have long valued personal privacy as something that serves essential human needs of liberty, personal autonomy, seclusion, family, intimacy, and other relationships, and security; (2) Privacy safeguards foundational American values of self- *ANS146* 04-07-2025 19:31:27 ANS146 As Engrossed: S2/27/25 S3/13/25 S4/7/25 SB258 government; (3) The United States and Arkansas have long protected aspects of personal privacy since the nation's founding, including through the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and Article 2, §§ 2, 6, 8, 10, 15, 21, and 24 of the Arkansas Constitution; (4) The United States has a history of leadership in privacy rights, passing some of the first privacy laws as early as …

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Sponsors

• Clint Penzo (R, 31) · primary sponsor
• Stephen Meeks (R, 42)

Latest actions

1. May 5, 2025: Died on Senate Calendar at Sine Die adjournment.
2. April 10, 2025: Read the third time and failed.
3. April 10, 2025: Rules suspended.
4. April 8, 2025: Read the third time and failed.
5. April 7, 2025: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
6. April 7, 2025: Amendment # 3 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
7. April 7, 2025: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
8. April 2, 2025: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 3
9. March 13, 2025: Re-referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE
10. March 13, 2025: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

Votes

• Senate Roll Call #1145 (April 10, 2025): 17 yea, 11 nay, passed
• House Roll Call #1138 (April 9, 2025): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate Roll Call #960 (April 8, 2025): 11 yea, 3 nay, passed
• Senate Roll Call #497 (March 12, 2025): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB258?

SB258 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY, SAFETY, AND TRUST ACT.

What does SB258 do?

In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to create the arkansas digital responsibility, safety, and trust act; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the arkansas digital responsibility, safety, and trust act.

What is the status of SB258?

Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died on Senate Calendar at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).

Who sponsored SB258?

Clint Penzo (R, 31), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for SB258?

On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=SB258