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AR HB1641

Bill

Status

Passed

4/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Nicole Clowney

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Origin

House of Representatives

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Adds a new definition of "tracking device" to Arkansas Code as any device that reveals location or movement through transmission of electronic signals

  • Creates a new form of harassment offense for using a tracking device to determine a person's location or movement without their consent, when done with purpose to track and without good cause or legal authority

  • Provides an explicit exception allowing parents or legal guardians to use tracking devices to monitor the location or movement of their minor children

  • Reorganizes existing harassment offenses (offensive physical contact, obscene language, following, taunting, surveillance) under a unified statutory structure

  • Approved April 14, 2025 as Act 600 of the Regular Session

Legislative Description

To Amend The Law Concerning Harassment; And To Include The Use Of A Tracking Device In The Offense Of Harassment.

Last Action

Notification that HB1641 is now Act 600

4/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/10/2025
Judiciary3/3/2025

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