TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING DOMESTIC BATTERING IN THE THIRD DEGREE; AND TO AMEND THE OFFENSE CLASSIFICATION ENHANCEMENT BASED ON PRIOR ACTS.

House Bill 1765 proposed changes to the classification of domestic battering in the third degree in Arkansas. While generally remaining a Class A misdemeanor, the bill sought to enhance it to a Class D felony under specific conditions. One key change allowed for this felony enhancement if a person had *committed* certain prior domestic violence acts within five years, even if there wasn't a prior conviction for those acts. In such cases, the state could establish the prior act during its case to achieve the enhanced classification.