2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
HB1529
Legislative Summary
To Create The Criminal Offense Of Unlawful Creation Or Distribution Of Deepfake Visual Material; And To Establish A Cause Of Action For Unlawful Creation Of Deepfake Visual Material.
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Bill History
2/19/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Received from the House.
Senate
4/8/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
4/9/2025
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Senate
4/14/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/14/2025
Returned to the House as passed.
Senate
4/14/2025
Returned from the Senate as passed.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
TO BE ENROLLED
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Notification that HB1529 is now Act 826
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Amendment H2
House Amendment H2
4/3/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment H1
House Amendment H1
3/18/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading
4/14/2025
35
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
4/8/2025
88
Yea
0
Nay
12
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 37
Democrat: 3
Primary Sponsor
Stephen Meeks
Republican
Co-Sponsors (39)
Clint Penzo
Republican
Brandon Achor
Republican
Glenn Barnes
Democrat
Lincoln Barnett
Democrat
Howard Beaty
Republican
Rick Beck
Republican
Mary Bentley
Republican
Harlan Breaux
Republican
Keith Brooks
Republican
Karilyn Brown
Republican
Matt Brown
Republican
Rebecca Burkes
Republican
Cindy Crawford
Republican
Les Eaves
Republican
Jon Eubanks
Republican
Tony Furman
Republican
Zack Gramlich
Republican
Steve Hollowell
Republican
Jack Ladyman
Republican
Robin Lundstrum
Republican
Roger Lynch
Republican
John Maddox
Republican
Julie Mayberry
Republican
Mindy McAlindon
Republican
Richard McGrew
Republican
Jessie McGruder
Democrat
Brit McKenzie
Republican
Jon Milligan
Republican
Jeremiah Moore
Republican
Jason Nazarenko
Republican
Stetson Painter
Republican
Shad Pearce
Republican
Aaron Pilkington
Republican
Marcus Richmond
Republican
Ryan Rose
Republican
Johnny Rye
Republican
Matthew Shepherd
Republican
Kendon Underwood
Republican
Deann Vaught
Republican