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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 612: TO CREATE A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION AGAINST A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT CAUSES HARM; AND TO IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY ON A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY CONTRIBUTES TO A MINOR'S SUICIDE OR SUICIDE ATTEMPT.

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 612 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on April 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO CREATE A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION AGAINST A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT CAUSES HARM; AND TO IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY ON A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY CONTRIBUTES TO A MINOR'S SUICIDE OR SUICIDE ATTEMPT. Primary sponsor: Jon Eubanks (Republican), Tyler Dees (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 22, 2025): Notification that SB612 is now Act 901.

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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jon EubanksPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Tyler DeesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate35

“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 SB612 is now Act 901
  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 Senate as passed, as amended # 1
  11. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
  12. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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