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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 431: TO AMEND THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT OF 2013; TO ELIMINATE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES; TO CREATE SAFE HARBORS FOR VICTIMS; AND TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PRODUCTS THAT RESEMBLE A CHILD.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 431 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on March 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO AMEND THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT OF 2013; TO ELIMINATE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES; TO CREATE SAFE HARBORS FOR VICTIMS; AND TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PRODUCTS THAT RESEMBLE A CHILD. Primary sponsor: Scott Richardson (Republican), Josh Bryant (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 23, 2025): Notification that SB431 is now Act 987.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott RichardsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Josh BryantPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Bart HesterCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Notification that SB431 is now Act 987
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
  4. ORDERED ENROLLED
  5. Read the third time and passed.
  6. Rules suspended.
  7. House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
  8. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
  9. Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
  10. Returned to the Senate as passed.
  11. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
  12. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source