Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 426: TO CREATE THE DEFENSE AGAINST CRIMINAL ILLEGALS ACT; AND TO ESTABLISH ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO COMMIT SERIOUS FELONIES INVOLVING VIOLENCE.

Enacted Last action April 18, 2025: Notification that SB426 is now Act 654

Plain-language summary

SB 426 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on March 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO CREATE THE DEFENSE AGAINST CRIMINAL ILLEGALS ACT; AND TO ESTABLISH ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO COMMIT SERIOUS FELONIES INVOLVING VIOLENCE. Primary sponsor: Fran Cavenaugh (Republican), Bart Hester (Republican). It lists 39 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 18, 2025): Notification that SB426 is now Act 654.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Fran Cavenaugh (Republican); Bart Hester (Republican). 39 co-sponsors.