HB 1726 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT.

HB 1726, known as the "Arkansas Kids Online Safety Act," aimed to establish safety regulations for certain online services. The provided amendment clarifies which online platforms would be subject to the act. It defines covered platforms as online platforms, messaging applications, or video streaming services that are intentionally designed, marketed, or promoted with the primary purpose of attracting or engaging individuals aged sixteen or younger. This amendment refines the scope of the bill to focus on services explicitly targeting minors.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action May 5, 2025

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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 3 co-sponsors