Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB509: TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF THEFT OF EQUIPMENT RENTAL SERVICES
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to create the offense of theft of equipment rental services; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the offense of theft of equipment rental services.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF THEFT OF EQUIPMENT RENTAL SERVICES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF THEFT OF EQUIPMENT RENTAL SERVICES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 5, Chapter 36, Subchapter 1, is amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 5-36-127. Theft of Equipment Rental Services. (a) As used in this section, "equipment rental services" means the commercial service of providing equipment for rent or lease. (b) A person commits the offense of theft of equipment rental services if he or she knowingly: (1) After the expiration of a lease or rental period, exercises unauthorized control or otherwise deprives the lessor or renter of equipment that is leased, rented, or entrusted to the person; (2) Causes damage to equipment that is leased, rented, or entrusted to the person such that the equipment is not in a condition to be provided for rent or lease without repair; or (3) Fails to pay for all or part of the time in which the person had control of the equipment that is leased, rented, or entrusted to the person, whether part of the initial lease or rental period or not. (c) It is a defense to prosecution under …
Sponsors
- Gary Stubblefield (R, 26) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- : Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is SB509?
- SB509 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF THEFT OF EQUIPMENT RENTAL SERVICES.
- What does SB509 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to create the offense of theft of equipment rental services; and for other purposes. subtitle to create the offense of theft of equipment rental services.
- What is the status of SB509?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB509?
- Gary Stubblefield (R, 26).
- Where is the official record for SB509?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=SB509
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