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AR HB1418

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

2/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Joey Carr

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Origin

House of Representatives

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Local governments in Arkansas are prohibited from enacting ordinances or regulations concerning the ownership, transfer, transportation, carrying, or possession of knives and knife-making components
  • Expands existing state preemption law that already prohibited local regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm components to now include knives
  • Amends two sections of Arkansas Code (§ 14-16-504 and § 14-54-1411) to add knives and knife-making components to the protected items list
  • State and federal law exceptions still apply to knife regulation
  • Approved on February 25, 2025, as Act 161 of the Regular Session

Legislative Description

To Prohibit Local Government Regulation Of Knives Or Knife-making Components.

Last Action

Notification that HB1418 is now Act 161

2/25/2025

Committee Referrals

City, County & Local Affairs2/13/2025
City, County and Local Affairs2/5/2025

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